Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

The Morales Law Firm, LLC

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

22 pending office actions • 15 clients • 21 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The Morales Law Firm, LLC handles Chemistry & Materials matters, with 343 career applications and 22 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 69.67%, indicating that the recorded resolved applications include a lower allowance outcome than profiles with rates in the upper ranges.

The average is 3.54 office actions per allowance, showing that allowed matters commonly involve several examination exchanges. The combination makes response strategy and amendment planning important for active matters. The pending docket identifies substantial ongoing work, while the application total supplies context for interpreting the allowance rate.

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

Quality Metrics (n=343 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

69.7%
Allowance Rate
n=343
+0.30σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=343
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=170
-0.22σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=170
1001 days
Time to Allowance
n=170
+30.2pp
Interview Lift
n=343
31.6%
RCE Rate
n=343
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=343

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

57.1%
§101 Overcome
n=21
59.3%
§102 Overcome
n=91
61.2%
§103 Overcome
n=188
64.6%
§112 Overcome
n=175

Specialization & Scale

B32B, A61K, B60J
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=343
1
Practitioners
n=343
343.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=343

Portfolio Summary

22
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)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.

13
Hard (59%)
7
Medium (32%)
2
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (5%)
§103 only6 (27%)
§112 only2 (9%)
Double-patenting + other1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (55%)

Industry Mix

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

11
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
5% of docket
1
Semiconductors
5% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
36% of docket
1
Business / Other
5% 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.

220 h
Manual time on pending OAs
44 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
77 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TORRES, ALICIA M 2 73.7% +17.3%
ADJAGBE, MAXIME M 1 84.1% +9.7%
DUBOIS, PHILIP A 1 25.6% +26.3%
GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 1 69.2% +16.6%
WHIPKEY, TARA NOELLE 1 — —
YABUT, DANIEL D 1 56.6% +27.2%
QIAN, SHIZHI 1 62.0% +46.2%
JORDAN, ANDREW 1 44.4% +17.3%
MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH 1 81.6% +0.3%
TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS 1 78.0% +16.0%

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
19158951 KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY OCEAN TURBINE ADJAGBE, MAXIME M —
18728576 CORALLINE CERAMIC MATERIAL, SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAID MATERIAL MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH —

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
18146413 INTEGRAL HAMMER FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF SOWING DISCS OF A SEEDING MACHINE WAITS, ALAN B 28d overdue
17760301 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISATION OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS LEMIEUX, IAN L 19d overdue
18488973 JOINT SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY OF THE SOWING BODIES IN AN AGRICULTURAL SEEDING MACHINE TORRES, ALICIA M 28d
17773579 GREEN ANTIFUNGAL AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION BASED ON NANOMATERIALS OF SILICON AND ZINC WRIGHT, SARAH C 56d
19017411 ELECTROLYTE ENHANCED SPIRITS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTE ENHANCED SPIRITS DUBOIS, PHILIP A —
18967883 POZZOLANIC MIXTURE AND CEMENTING COMPOSITION GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A —
18557920 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BIOMODIFIED SENSOR FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING PATHOGENS QIAN, SHIZHI —
18839355 GLAZING HAVING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION THROUGH IMPROVED LIGHT INJECTION JORDAN, ANDREW —

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
18759953 WIRE DRAWING MONITORING SYSTEM TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS 104d overdue
18488973 JOINT SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY OF THE SOWING BODIES IN AN AGRICULTURAL SEEDING MACHINE TORRES, ALICIA M 28d
18607719 ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN AND CONTROLLED DRIVE BOX FOR CORN HEADERS TORRES, ALICIA M 62d
19017411 ELECTROLYTE ENHANCED SPIRITS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTE ENHANCED SPIRITS DUBOIS, PHILIP A —
18967883 POZZOLANIC MIXTURE AND CEMENTING COMPOSITION GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A —
18844450 MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING FRUIT FROM A FRUIT HARVESTER TO A TANK TRUCK OR TRAILER FOR TRANSPORTING AND STORING THE FRUIT YABUT, DANIEL D —
18557920 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BIOMODIFIED SENSOR FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING PATHOGENS QIAN, SHIZHI —
18839355 GLAZING HAVING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION THROUGH IMPROVED LIGHT INJECTION JORDAN, ANDREW —

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17312
36172
37252
17872
36712
37451
17911
17891
28741
36341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19158951 KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY OCEAN TURBINE Poseidon Intellectualp S.A.S. ADJAGBE, MAXIME M 3745 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2025
19017411 ELECTROLYTE ENHANCED SPIRITS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTE ENHANCED SPIRITS Llyte, LLC D/B/A Lytos Vodka DUBOIS, PHILIP A 1791 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 10, 2025
18967883 POZZOLANIC MIXTURE AND CEMENTING COMPOSITION Cementos Argos S.A. GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 1731 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2024
18861553 LAMINATE WITH EDGE SEAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH WHIPKEY, TARA NOELLE 1789 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18844450 MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING FRUIT FROM A FRUIT HARVESTER TO A TANK TRUCK OR TRAILER FOR TRANSPORTING AND STORING THE FRUIT Tenias Harvester S.L. YABUT, DANIEL D 3617 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 06, 2024
18557920 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BIOMODIFIED SENSOR FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING PATHOGENS Pontificia Universidad Javeriana QIAN, SHIZHI §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2024
18839355 GLAZING HAVING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION THROUGH IMPROVED LIGHT INJECTION Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH JORDAN, ANDREW 2874 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18728576 CORALLINE CERAMIC MATERIAL, SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAID MATERIAL UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH 1731 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 12, 2024
18759953 WIRE DRAWING MONITORING SYSTEM Paramount Die Company, Inc. TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS 3725 §103 Non-Final OA 104d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2024
18725541 SOLAR COATED LAMINATE WITH COMPLEX SHAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON 1787 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18746991 TELESCOPIC CLIMBING SCAFFOLD Forsa Brasil Importacao, Exportacao E Comercio De Equipamentos E Servicos Ltda CHAVCHAVADZE, COLLEEN MARGARET 3634 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 18, 2024
18719244 MULTIFUNCTIONAL ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR ASPHALTS C.I Multiservicio De Ingenieria 1A S.A LIOTT, CAROLINE DUSHECK 1732 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 12, 2024
18718032 AUTOMOTIVE LAMINATE GLAZING WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL QUALITY Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH AHMED, SHEEBA 1787 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 08, 2024
18707565 ANAEROBIC DIGESTER WITH STIRRING AND REMOTE MONITORING UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA YOH, JULIUS FRANCIS 1799 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 03, 2024
18705551 KIT FOR EVALUATING THROMBOMODULIN MRNA IN MATERNAL BLOOD FOR THE EARLY PREDICTION OF PRE-ECLAMPSIA Pontificia Universidad Javeriana CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA 1681 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 27, 2024
18607719 ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN AND CONTROLLED DRIVE BOX FOR CORN HEADERS BPB Mediterranea S.A. TORRES, ALICIA M 3671 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Mar 18, 2024
18605218 TWIN SCREW PRESS FOR PALM OILS AND SIMILAR C.I. Tequendama S.A.S. KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN 3725 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18488973 JOINT SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY OF THE SOWING BODIES IN AN AGRICULTURAL SEEDING MACHINE BPB Mediterranea S.A. TORRES, ALICIA M 3671 §103§112 Final Rejection 28d Pending Oct 17, 2023
18006544 METHOD TO SELECTIVELY PRODUCE METABOLITES FROM MICROALGAE OF THE GENUS GALDIERIA Pontificia Universidad Javeriana XU, QING 1656 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 23, 2023
18146413 INTEGRAL HAMMER FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF SOWING DISCS OF A SEEDING MACHINE BPB Mediterranea S.A. WAITS, ALAN B 3617 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Dec 26, 2022
17760301 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISATION OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS Centro Internacional De Agricultura Tropical-Ciat LEMIEUX, IAN L 2669 §103§112 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Aug 06, 2022
17773579 GREEN ANTIFUNGAL AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION BASED ON NANOMATERIALS OF SILICON AND ZINC Biológicos Estratégicos Bioest S.A.S. WRIGHT, SARAH C 1619 §103§112 Final Rejection 56d Pending Apr 29, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Morales Law Firm, LLC's patent allowance rate?

69.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by The Morales Law Firm, LLC were allowed, across 343 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does The Morales Law Firm, LLC average before allowance?

3.54 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does The Morales Law Firm, LLC have?

22 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 15 clients, before 21 examiners in 16 art units.

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