Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP

25 pending office actions • 18 clients • 25 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
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. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (17)Due ≤ 30 days (5)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%)
18
Medium (72%)
4
Easy (16%)
3
Unknown (12%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only15 (60%)
§102 only3 (12%)
§112 only4 (16%)
No statute on record3 (12%)

Industry Mix

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

23
Life Sciences
92% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
4% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1 62.2% -12.5%
ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 1 64.3% +100.0%
CHIU, MAY LEUNG 1 41.7% +11.1%
HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 1 55.6% +40.1%
BAKSHI, PANCHAM 1 77.0% +30.1%
KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE 1 11.1% +94.1%
LIU, TRACY 1 54.9% +28.0%
KOVACH, KARA NICOLE 1 100.0% +0.0%
BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1 46.3% +70.8%
GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1 67.6% +54.3%

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
18006745 PREDICTING CANCER RELAPSE AND TREATMENT OF CANCER DISEASES KOVACH, KARA NICOLE 41d

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
18109074 SYSTEM FOR SYSTEM FOR PREPARING HIGH-PURITY TAURINE AND SALT KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE 79d overdue

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18002526 Functionalized Blood Sampling Device and Method for PEth Measurement GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 147d overdue
18263146 METHOD OF PROVIDING BROAD-SPECTRUM RESISTANCE TO PLANTS, AND PLANTS THUS OBTAINED ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 97d overdue
18109074 SYSTEM FOR SYSTEM FOR PREPARING HIGH-PURITY TAURINE AND SALT KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE 79d overdue
18246705 PROBE-GUIDE FOR IDENTIFYING AND HARVESTING A BIOPSY HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 38d overdue
18246569 TREATMENT OF MUSCLE ATROPHY USING DEXTRAN SULFATE BAKSHI, PANCHAM 32d overdue
18005757 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 23d
18030130 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MANIPULATION OF MICRODROPLETS CHIU, MAY LEUNG 27d
18040074 CALCIUM-DEFICIENT SILICATE-SUBSTITUTED CALCIUM PHOSPHATE APATITE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS LIU, TRACY 70d

Client Portfolio (18 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16932
17982
16631
17581
37911
16231
17741
16141
16811
16311

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18554006 TREATMENT OF VIRUS INFECTIONS Tx Medic AB OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1693 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Oct 05, 2023
18263146 METHOD OF PROVIDING BROAD-SPECTRUM RESISTANCE TO PLANTS, AND PLANTS THUS OBTAINED Naga Charan Konakalla ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 1663 §102 Non-Final OA 97d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18030130 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MANIPULATION OF MICRODROPLETS Lightcast Discovery Ltd. CHIU, MAY LEUNG 1758 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Apr 04, 2023
18246705 PROBE-GUIDE FOR IDENTIFYING AND HARVESTING A BIOPSY Fluolink AB HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 3791 §102 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2023
18246569 TREATMENT OF MUSCLE ATROPHY USING DEXTRAN SULFATE Tx Medic AB BAKSHI, PANCHAM 1623 Other Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2023
18109074 SYSTEM FOR SYSTEM FOR PREPARING HIGH-PURITY TAURINE AND SALT Qianjiang Yongan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE 1774 §102 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Feb 13, 2023
18040074 CALCIUM-DEFICIENT SILICATE-SUBSTITUTED CALCIUM PHOSPHATE APATITE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Ossdsign AB LIU, TRACY 1614 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jan 31, 2023
18006745 PREDICTING CANCER RELAPSE AND TREATMENT OF CANCER DISEASES Fredrik Johansson Swartling KOVACH, KARA NICOLE 1681 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jan 25, 2023
18005757 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME Forge Biologics, Inc. BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jan 17, 2023
18002526 Functionalized Blood Sampling Device and Method for PEth Measurement Capitainer AB GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1798 §103 Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2022
18002537 Blood Sampling Device and Method for PEth Measurement Capitainer AB HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH 1798 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2022
18001080 LYMPHOCYTE CLONALITY DETERMINATION Simsen Diagnostics AB YOUNG, BRIAN ELLIS 1684 Other Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 08, 2022
17925238 IMPROVEMENTS TO APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING MICRODROPLETS Lightcast Discovery Ltd. XU, QING 1656 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2022
17996022 Anti-IL13R-alpha2 Antibodies, Antigen-Binding Fragments and Uses Thereof Elicera Therapeutics AB DRISCOLL, MAUREEN VARINA 1644 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Oct 12, 2022
17958287 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENGINEER USER EXPERIENCE Cigniti Technologies Limited MORSHED, HOSSAIN M 2191 §112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 30, 2022
17958006 SYSTEM FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES OUT OF TAURINE MOTHER LIQUOR AND TAURINE MOTHER LIQUOR RECOVERY Qianjiang Yongan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. CHIU, TAK LIANG 1777 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2022
17907712 Multi-Well Plates for Creation of High-Density Arrays of Compartmentalized Cell Cultures for Usage in High Capacity Applications Cellectricon AB GIERE, REBECCA M 1677 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17907716 TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS Tx Medic AB BERRY, LAYLA D 1693 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17794758 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT MICRODROPLET MANIPULATION Lightcast Discovery Ltd. WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE 1797 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2022
17774545 PREPARATIONS FOR ENHANCED BIOCONTROL Arevo AB LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI 1645 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending May 05, 2022
17625527 NOVEL BSSL ANTIBODIES Lipum AB AEDER, SEAN E 1642 §112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jan 07, 2022
17608255 RESPIRATORY INFECTION DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION Arocell AB SELWANES, JOHN PAUL 1651 §112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Nov 02, 2021
17603774 VIRAL VECTOR MANUFACTURING METHODS Children'S Hospital Medical Center JADHAO, SAMADHAN JAISING 1672 Other Final Rejection 8d Pending Oct 14, 2021
17432656 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DETECTION, CLASSIFICATION, AND DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC POST-SURGICAL PAIN Children'S Hospital Medical Center SISSON, BRADLEY L 1682 §112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Aug 20, 2021
17274341 DRY REFRACTORY COMPOSITIONS WITH REDUCED LEVELS OF RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA Allied Mineral Products, LLC MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2021

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