Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Singleton Law, Pllc

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

5 pending office actions • 4 clients • 5 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Singleton Law, PLLC has 162 career applications, with a focus on the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 92.45 percent. This 92.45 percent allowance rate is an achievement across the firm's 162 career applications.

The firm currently has 5 pending office actions under review. On average, it takes 4.35 office actions per allowance to reach a grant. This 4.35 figure reflects the negotiation required in biotechnology prosecution. The 5 pending office actions represent the firm's current active queue in the life sciences sector.

The 4.35 office actions per allowance metric highlights the firm's approach to overcoming rejections. Combined with a 92.45 percent allowance rate, the data shows that the firm is effective at securing patents in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. With 162 career applications, the firm has established a specialized practice for its clients.

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

Quality Metrics (n=162 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.4%
Allowance Rate
n=162
+0.71σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=162
4.4
OAs to Allowance
n=98
+0.66σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=98
1044 days
Time to Allowance
n=98
+10.4pp
Interview Lift
n=162
40.6%
RCE Rate
n=162
0.5%
Appeal Rate
n=162

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

—
§101 Overcome
n=10 (min 20)
73.5%
§102 Overcome
n=34
79.3%
§103 Overcome
n=58
80.0%
§112 Overcome
n=70

Specialization & Scale

F42B, F42C, A61K
Top CPC Subclasses
36%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=162
0
Practitioners
n=162
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=162 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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.

5
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
80% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
20% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MARVICH, MARIA 1 55.0% +28.0%
SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 1 0.0% +0.0%
BOWERS, ERIN M 1 54.7% +9.8%
QIAN, CELINE X 1 47.5% +17.2%
WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 1 49.8% +26.2%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17765661 Direct Cardiac Compression Device with Improved Durability WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 14d
18883789 METHOD TO INCREASE DRUG SUBSTANCE YIELD BOWERS, ERIN M 46d
19361525 Unique Interferon Alpha 2B And New Method Of Making Thereof MARVICH, MARIA —
18960416 CANNABIS EXTRACT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TOPICAL DELIVERY FOR SKIN CARE SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN —
18555503 INHIBITORY RNA FOR THE CONTROL OF PHYTOPATHOGENS QIAN, CELINE X —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17765661 Direct Cardiac Compression Device with Improved Durability WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 14d
19361525 Unique Interferon Alpha 2B And New Method Of Making Thereof MARVICH, MARIA —
18555503 INHIBITORY RNA FOR THE CONTROL OF PHYTOPATHOGENS QIAN, CELINE X —

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16341
16151
16531
16631
37741

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19361525 Unique Interferon Alpha 2B And New Method Of Making Thereof Pharmaessentia Corporation MARVICH, MARIA 1634 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2025
18960416 CANNABIS EXTRACT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TOPICAL DELIVERY FOR SKIN CARE Regenerex Pharma, Inc. SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 1615 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2024
18883789 METHOD TO INCREASE DRUG SUBSTANCE YIELD Pharmaessentia Corporation BOWERS, ERIN M 1653 §103§112 Final Rejection 46d Pending Sep 12, 2024
18555503 INHIBITORY RNA FOR THE CONTROL OF PHYTOPATHOGENS The Regents of the University of California QIAN, CELINE X 1663 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 13, 2023
17765661 Direct Cardiac Compression Device with Improved Durability Corinnova Incorporated WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 §103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 31, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Singleton Law, Pllc's patent allowance rate?

92.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Singleton Law, Pllc were allowed, across 162 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Singleton Law, Pllc average before allowance?

4.35 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Singleton Law, Pllc have?

5 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 4 clients, before 5 examiners in 5 art units.

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