Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Polsinelli Pc - Utsw

11 pending office actions • 1 client • 11 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=265 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

60.7%
Allowance Rate
n=265
+0.12σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=265
OAs to Allowance
n=17 (min 20)
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=17 (min 20)
Time to Allowance
n=17 (min 20)
+37.5pp
Interview Lift
n=265
7.1%
RCE Rate
n=265
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=265

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=1 (min 20)
§102 Overcome
n=9 (min 20)
§103 Overcome
n=13 (min 20)
§112 Overcome
n=6 (min 20)

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, C12N
Top CPC Subclasses
35%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=265
0
Practitioners
n=265
Apps / Practitioner
n=265 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

0
Hard (0%)
8
Medium (73%)
1
Easy (9%)
2
Unknown (18%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (45%)
§102 only3 (27%)
§112 only1 (9%)
No statute on record2 (18%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

5
Life Sciences
45% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
2
Communications
18% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
27% of docket
1
Business / Other
9% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB 1 48.9% +69.0%
LEMIEUX, IAN L 1 86.8% +8.9%
KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S 1 27.7% +13.8%
HON, MING Y 1 82.3% +13.0%
CHANDRA, GYAN 1 71.1% +27.6%
REGA, KYLE THOMAS 1 62.1% +43.6%
KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1 58.6% +65.0%
RITCHIE, HADEN MATTHEW 1 72.6% +34.6%
HASSAN, LIBAN M 1 50.3% +30.9%
HANDY, DWAYNE K 1 62.6% +25.3%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18645146 METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR 3-D PHENOTYPING AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BRAIN LESIONS AND SURROUNDING TISSUE HON, MING Y 53d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18833074 DORSAL MEDULLA SURFACE TEXTURE AS AN IMAGING METRIC TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SYSTEMS AND METHODS KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S

Interview Candidates (9)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19189246 PORTABLE IMAGING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB 16d overdue
18265226 COMPOSITIONS TARGETING WDR37 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 3d overdue
18249888 HIGH THROUGHPUT MICRO-WELL ARRAY PLATES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION HASSAN, LIBAN M 26d
18645146 METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR 3-D PHENOTYPING AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BRAIN LESIONS AND SURROUNDING TISSUE HON, MING Y 53d
18271173 ENGINEERED STABLE ACE2 PROTEIN VARIANTS AS ANTIVIRAL NEBULIZED THERAPEUTICS CHANDRA, GYAN 70d
18833074 DORSAL MEDULLA SURFACE TEXTURE AS AN IMAGING METRIC TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SYSTEMS AND METHODS KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S
18265231 COMPOSITIONS TARGETING PACS1 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF REGA, KYLE THOMAS
18196262 TUBE SECUREMENT DEVICE AND METHODS RITCHIE, HADEN MATTHEW

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
University of Texas 11

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37971
26691
26661
16741
16361
16351
37831
17991
17981
37151

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19189246 PORTABLE IMAGING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB 3797 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 24, 2025
18784134 METHODS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System LEMIEUX, IAN L 2669 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18833074 DORSAL MEDULLA SURFACE TEXTURE AS AN IMAGING METRIC TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SYSTEMS AND METHODS The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18645146 METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR 3-D PHENOTYPING AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BRAIN LESIONS AND SURROUNDING TISSUE The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System HON, MING Y 2666 §103 Non-Final OA 53d Pending Apr 24, 2024
18271173 ENGINEERED STABLE ACE2 PROTEIN VARIANTS AS ANTIVIRAL NEBULIZED THERAPEUTICS The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System CHANDRA, GYAN 1674 §102 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jul 06, 2023
18265231 COMPOSITIONS TARGETING PACS1 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF The Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System REGA, KYLE THOMAS 1636 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2023
18265226 COMPOSITIONS TARGETING WDR37 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1635 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2023
18196262 TUBE SECUREMENT DEVICE AND METHODS The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System RITCHIE, HADEN MATTHEW 3783 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 11, 2023
18249888 HIGH THROUGHPUT MICRO-WELL ARRAY PLATES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System HASSAN, LIBAN M 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18249864 HIGH THROUGHPUT CELL MIGRATION ASSAY PLATES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System HANDY, DWAYNE K 1798 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 20, 2023
17889946 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES TO PROVIDE CHEST TUBE INSERTION FEEDBACK The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO 3715 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 17, 2022

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