Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Sanders Ip Law

41 pending office actions • 20 clients • 39 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 67 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=908 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.7%
Allowance Rate
n=908
+0.50σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=908
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=434
-0.07σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=434
955 days
Time to Allowance
n=434
+9.5pp
Interview Lift
n=908
42.2%
RCE Rate
n=908
3.5%
Appeal Rate
n=908

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

57.5%
§101 Overcome
n=146
58.9%
§102 Overcome
n=263
60.2%
§103 Overcome
n=422
65.8%
§112 Overcome
n=272

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H03K, H01J
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=908
1
Practitioners
n=908
908.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=908

Portfolio Summary

41
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
22
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
1
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (3)

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.

22
Hard (54%)
15
Medium (37%)
4
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only5 (12%)
§101 + other6 (15%)
§103 only14 (34%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only3 (7%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (27%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
7% of docket
4
Information Tech
10% of docket
4
Communications
10% of docket
2
Semiconductors
5% of docket
22
Mechanical / Eng
54% of docket
6
Business / Other
15% 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.

410 h
Manual time on pending OAs
82 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
144 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS 2 88.8% +6.1%
AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S 2 77.7% +11.3%
GARLEN, ALEXANDER K 1 66.0% +41.9%
CHAN, KO HUNG 1 66.4% +15.3%
KUNTZ, CURTIS A 1 50.7% +4.4%
GOFF II, JOHN L 1 59.3% +31.0%
MAWARI, REDHWAN K 1 72.3% +26.9%
MATTA, ALEXANDER GEORGE 1 72.1% +19.2%
BHATTACHAN, BIGYAN NMN 1
WASAFF, JOHN S. 1 33.5% +44.0%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19193940 BIAS SUPPLY WITH RESONANT SWITCHING SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS
19189250 VARIABLE OUTPUT IMPEDANCE RF GENERATOR SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS

Hard Cases (22)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18363835 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI DAY COMPUTERIZED TRADE STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 91d overdue
18651657 Tube-In-Tube Heat Pipe ATTEY, JOEL M 70d overdue
18758683 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRUST INDICATORS WASAFF, JOHN S. 7d
18666811 THERMAL MANAGEMENT PLANES LANE, DEVON 68d
18619431 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CHANGES TO WORKPLACE PLANS USING GENERATIVE AI ANDERSON, FOLASHADE 83d
19143010 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE OF THE LED (LIGHT EMITTING DIODE) TYPE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAID LED GARLEN, ALEXANDER K
19201910 Truck Rack Lifter Assembly and Quick Release System CHAN, KO HUNG
18969258 Method for allocating MCS and Resource Block for Uplink Transmission in 5G NR System without closed-loop power control KUNTZ, CURTIS A

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
18758683 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRUST INDICATORS WASAFF, JOHN S. 7d
18852308 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABELLING ROD BUNDLES OR THE LIKE GOFF II, JOHN L 28d
18444821 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERACTION TRANSCRIPTS AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S 56d
18888140 TRUCK LOAD DUMPING FOR AN AUTONOMOUS LOADER MAWARI, REDHWAN K 61d
19143010 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE OF THE LED (LIGHT EMITTING DIODE) TYPE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAID LED GARLEN, ALEXANDER K
19201910 Truck Rack Lifter Assembly and Quick Release System CHAN, KO HUNG
18791367 Autonomous Yard Truck MATTA, ALEXANDER GEORGE
18772497 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING DATA ITEMS USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S

Client Portfolio (20 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37634
26933
36253
36233
36243
28751
36541
17461
36671
36681

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19143010 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE OF THE LED (LIGHT EMITTING DIODE) TYPE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAID LED Ledworks S.r.l. GARLEN, ALEXANDER K 2875 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 25, 2025
19201910 Truck Rack Lifter Assembly and Quick Release System Raidho Outfitters LLC CHAN, KO HUNG 3654 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2025
19193940 BIAS SUPPLY WITH RESONANT SWITCHING Eagle Harbor Technologies Inc. SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 29, 2025
19189250 VARIABLE OUTPUT IMPEDANCE RF GENERATOR Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc. SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 24, 2025
18969258 Method for allocating MCS and Resource Block for Uplink Transmission in 5G NR System without closed-loop power control Eucast Co., Ltd. KUNTZ, CURTIS A §101 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2024
18852308 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABELLING ROD BUNDLES OR THE LIKE Green Project S.r.l. GOFF II, JOHN L 1746 §112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 27, 2024
18888140 TRUCK LOAD DUMPING FOR AN AUTONOMOUS LOADER Autonomous Solutions, Inc. MAWARI, REDHWAN K 3667 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Sep 17, 2024
18791367 Autonomous Yard Truck Autonomous Solutions, Inc. MATTA, ALEXANDER GEORGE 3668 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2024
18779455 Three-Dimensional Meshes and Casings for Thermal Ground Planes Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. BHATTACHAN, BIGYAN NMN §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 22, 2024
18772497 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING DATA ITEMS USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Nice Ltd. AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S 2693 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2024
18758683 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRUST INDICATORS Actimize Ltd. WASAFF, JOHN S. 3629 §101 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18666811 THERMAL MANAGEMENT PLANES Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. LANE, DEVON 3763 §103§112 Final Rejection 68d Pending May 17, 2024
18664885 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DATA CONNECTIONS Actimize Ltd. OYEBISI, OJO O 3695 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending May 15, 2024
18651657 Tube-In-Tube Heat Pipe Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. ATTEY, JOEL M 3763 §103§112 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2024
18628003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CALLBACKS Nice Ltd. ZENATI, AMAL S 2693 §103 Final Rejection 97d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18626893 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING INTERACTION DATA TO AGENTS Nice Ltd. GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 3625 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 04, 2024
18627430 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION OF SUB-SKILLS Quantiphi, Inc. RIVERA, ANIBAL 2115 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 04, 2024
18625773 SECURE MULTI-TENANT PROTOCOL-AGNOSTIC VOICE CALL RECORDING Nice Ltd. AHMED, ATIQUE 2413 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2024
18619431 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CHANGES TO WORKPLACE PLANS USING GENERATIVE AI Nice Ltd. ANDERSON, FOLASHADE 3623 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18597593 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC VISUAL WORKFLOW MODEL GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT Quantiphi, Inc. BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S 3623 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18444821 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERACTION TRANSCRIPTS Nice Ltd. AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S 2693 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Feb 19, 2024
18684173 HIGHLY EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY PASTE ELECTRODES AND CELL STACKING FOR HIGH POWER ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas, M.P. MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 15, 2024
18683214 ORAL ALGAL OIL BASED GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT PERMEABLE PEPTIDE COMPOSITION Celagenex Research (India) Pvt. Ltd. HAUK TEODORO, PRICILA NMN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18569446 MODULAR REFRIGERATION UNIT Frigoinvest Holdings B.V. ING, MATTHEW W 3637 §103 Final Rejection 168d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2023
18526544 INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL FROM CRUDE OIL USING SLURRY HYDROCRACKING Indian Oil Corporation Limited STEIN, MICHELLE 1771 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 01, 2023
18492325 PADDLE BUMPER Gamefacegear LLC PETERS, BRIAN O 3711 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2023
18470087 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADING SHIFT OF UNAVAILABLE PREFERENCE USING TRADE QUEUES Nice Ltd. STEWART, CRYSTOL 3624 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2023
18451094 WAFER BIASING IN A PLASMA CHAMBER Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc. CHAN, WEI 2844 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 16, 2023
18363835 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI DAY COMPUTERIZED TRADE Nice Ltd. STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 3623 §101 Final Rejection 91d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2023
18227619 REUSABLE METAL SUBSTRATES FOR BI-FACIAL PHOTOACTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS FOR SOLAR WATER SPLITTING Indian Oil Corporation Limited FORRY, COLTON BUSA 1711 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 28, 2023
18349497 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING CONFIGURATIONS FOR TENANT ONBOARDING Nice Ltd. ROTARU, OCTAVIAN 3624 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jul 10, 2023
18096732 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING SERVICE METRICS USING HISTORICAL DATA Nice Ltd. ULLAH, ARIF 3625 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 13, 2023
18079606 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A QUANTITY OF A PRODUCE IN A TRAY Shelfie Pty Ltd. CROCKETT, JOSHUA BRIGHAM 2661 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 12, 2022
17969188 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT HEAT STORAGE AND RETENTION Indian Oil Corporation Limited RUBY, TRAVIS C 3763 §102 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Oct 19, 2022
17916995 APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF A FLUID Ezerx Health Tech Private Limited MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 3791 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2022
17946873 MOWER COMPONENTS Asi Landscaping, LLC MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 3671 §112 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Sep 16, 2022
17942633 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT PERSONALIZED SCREEN RECORDING Nice Ltd. NGUYEN, NGA B 3625 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 12, 2022
17494176 TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL USING INCREMENTAL LEARNING WITHOUT FORGETTING Actimize Ltd. MILLER, ALEXANDRIA JOSEPHINE 2142 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Oct 05, 2021
17379624 DATABASE CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE DIGITAL INTERACTIONS Radix Metasystems, Inc. WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL 2165 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2021
17376565 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS IN CONTACT CENTERS Nice Ltd. MANSFIELD, THOMAS L 3624 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jul 15, 2021
16864236 Deformed Mesh Thermal Ground Plane Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 3763 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 01, 2020

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