Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Shakir Law Pllc

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

21 pending office actions • 13 clients • 20 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Shakir Law PLLC has 21 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and 341 career applications. The profile reflects an active semiconductor and optics docket supported by a recorded application base.

The resolved allowance rate is 81.72%, and allowed cases average 2.75 office actions. The rate provides an outcome measure across the career applications, while the action average indicates the examination activity associated with allowance. Practitioners can use the pending workload and historical measures to assess current activity alongside resolved prosecution results.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=341 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

81.7%
Allowance Rate
n=341
+0.29σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=341
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=219
-0.37σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=219
868 days
Time to Allowance
n=219
+18.4pp
Interview Lift
n=341
26.5%
RCE Rate
n=341
2.9%
Appeal Rate
n=341

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

54.2%
§101 Overcome
n=24
64.1%
§102 Overcome
n=103
64.5%
§103 Overcome
n=152
68.0%
§112 Overcome
n=150

Specialization & Scale

H04L, G06F, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=341
1
Practitioners
n=341
341.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=341

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)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.

14
Hard (67%)
5
Medium (24%)
2
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (5%)
§101 + other2 (10%)
§103 only2 (10%)
§102 only1 (5%)
§112 only2 (10%)
Double-patenting + other2 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (52%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
5% of docket
3
Information Tech
14% of docket
4
Communications
19% of docket
5
Semiconductors
24% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
38% 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.

210 h
Manual time on pending OAs
42 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
74 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LEE, JAI M 2 77.3% +11.1%
TUMEBO, TSION M 1 66.3% +20.4%
PEERCE, MATTHEW J 1 68.4% +26.5%
DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P 1 77.6% +12.2%
HALE, GLORIA M 1 73.0% +19.3%
KURILLA, ERIC J 1 70.7% +25.8%
PENDLETON, DIONNE 1 69.8% +15.6%
ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R 1 48.8% +19.2%
ANDERSON II, JAMES M 1 75.6% +10.1%
PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J 1 80.2% +17.3%

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
18744693 PLATFORM AND METHOD OF CERTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE FOR ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION AND TRUST SERVICES (EIDAS) PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J 73d overdue

Hard Cases (14)

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
18593907 VEHICLE WHEEL COVER CASING AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A VEHICLE WHEEL COVER CASING KOTTER, KIP T 23d overdue
18855283 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING WATER PRESENT IN THE AIR ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R 39d
19142940 HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT TUMEBO, TSION M —
19142932 HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT PEERCE, MATTHEW J —
19142957 BATTERY PACK, HELMET ACCESSORIES SYSTEM AND PROTECTIVE HELMET SYSTEM WITH VIBRATION ALARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A HELMET ACCESSORIES SYSTEM DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P —
19228708 ROCKING BED THAT PRODUCES PITCH, ROLL, TRANSLATIONAL AND VIBRATION MOVEMENTS KURILLA, ERIC J —
18879913 FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE PENDLETON, DIONNE —
18792333 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE INNER REFRACTORY LINING OF A VESSEL ADAPTED TO CONTAIN MOLTEN MATERIALS ANDERSON II, JAMES M —

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18744693 PLATFORM AND METHOD OF CERTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE FOR ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION AND TRUST SERVICES (EIDAS) PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J 73d overdue
18855283 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING WATER PRESENT IN THE AIR ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R 39d
18122097 COMFORTABLE HAND-TOUCH WEARABLE HEARING-AID SYSTEM LEE, JAI M 61d
19142940 HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT TUMEBO, TSION M —
19142932 HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT PEERCE, MATTHEW J —
19142957 BATTERY PACK, HELMET ACCESSORIES SYSTEM AND PROTECTIVE HELMET SYSTEM WITH VIBRATION ALARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A HELMET ACCESSORIES SYSTEM DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P —
19142949 VENTILATION SLIDE FOR A PROTECTIVE HELMET AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A VENTILATION SLIDE HALE, GLORIA M —
19228708 ROCKING BED THAT PRODUCES PITCH, ROLL, TRANSLATIONAL AND VIBRATION MOVEMENTS KURILLA, ERIC J —

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28753
37323
26342
36191
26891
37991
24251
24091
28571
36151

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19142940 HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH TUMEBO, TSION M 2875 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19142932 HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH PEERCE, MATTHEW J 2875 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19142957 BATTERY PACK, HELMET ACCESSORIES SYSTEM AND PROTECTIVE HELMET SYSTEM WITH VIBRATION ALARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A HELMET ACCESSORIES SYSTEM Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P 2875 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19142949 VENTILATION SLIDE FOR A PROTECTIVE HELMET AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A VENTILATION SLIDE Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH HALE, GLORIA M 3732 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19228708 ROCKING BED THAT PRODUCES PITCH, ROLL, TRANSLATIONAL AND VIBRATION MOVEMENTS Rock N Rest LLC KURILLA, ERIC J 3619 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 04, 2025
18879913 FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH PENDLETON, DIONNE 2689 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18855283 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING WATER PRESENT IN THE AIR Red Eléctrica De España, S.A. ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R 3799 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 39d Pending Oct 08, 2024
18792333 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE INNER REFRACTORY LINING OF A VESSEL ADAPTED TO CONTAIN MOLTEN MATERIALS Magnesitas Navarras S.A. ANDERSON II, JAMES M 2425 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2024
18744693 PLATFORM AND METHOD OF CERTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE FOR ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION AND TRUST SERVICES (EIDAS) Lleidanetworks Serveis Telematics, S.A. PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J 2409 §103DP Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Jun 16, 2024
18710607 METHOD FOR ASSESSING AEROSOL INFECTION RISK, PROGRAM FOR ASSESSING AEROSOL INFECTION RISK, DEVICE FOR ASSESSING AEROSOL INFECTION RISK, AIR CLEANING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ASSESSING HAZARDOUS DUST RISK, PROGRAM FOR ASSESSING HAZARDOUS DUST RISK, AND DEVICE FOR ASSESSING HAZARDOUS DUST RISK National Security Service LLC HENSON, MISCHITA L 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18593907 VEHICLE WHEEL COVER CASING AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A VEHICLE WHEEL COVER CASING Isse Safety, S.L. KOTTER, KIP T 3615 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2024
18575853 REDOX MICROFLUIDIC ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD Micro Electrochemical Technologies S.L. SHAT, ATEF ARAFAT 1712 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 31, 2023
18520441 SUPPORT MECHANISM AND SUPPORT DEVICE Koyoju Plywood Corporation TEJADA, JOSEANE ECLAIR 3673 §102 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2023
18280263 PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR TRACKER ASSEMBLY Soltec Innovations, S.L. FUREMAN, JARED 2859 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2023
18122097 COMFORTABLE HAND-TOUCH WEARABLE HEARING-AID SYSTEM Elbex Video Ltd. LEE, JAI M 2634 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Mar 15, 2023
18092240 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROPAGATING OPTICAL BEAMY LIGHT AND COMBI SIGNALS VIA A CASCADED LINE OF SUPPORT DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED WIRING DEVICES AND LOW VOLTAGE IOTS AND AI DEVICES Elbex Video Ltd. LEE, JAI M 2634 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 31, 2022
18087779 FERMIONIC TENSOR MACHINE LEARNING FOR QUANTUM CHEMISTRY Multiverse Computing, S.L. PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE 2143 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 22, 2022
17926984 SYSTEM FOR WARNING ABOUT ENTERING A RESTRICTED AREA Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH SHEN, QUN 2662 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Nov 21, 2022
17423387 SUPPORT FOR A TEMPLE FRONT PORTION Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH HALL, FORREST G 3732 §112 Final Rejection 163d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2021
17280911 UNIVERSAL CERTIFIED AND QUALIFIED CONTRACTING METHOD Lleidanetworks Serveis Telemàtics, S.A. NGUYEN, TAN D 3629 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 28, 2021
16753797 CUT-RESISTANT SAFETY SHOE Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH WEIS, RAQUEL M. 3732 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 05, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shakir Law Pllc's patent allowance rate?

81.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Shakir Law Pllc were allowed, across 341 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Shakir Law Pllc average before allowance?

2.75 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Shakir Law Pllc have?

21 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 13 clients, before 20 examiners in 16 art units.

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