Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Von Briesen & Roper, S.C.

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

25 pending office actions • 16 clients • 23 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

von Briesen & Roper, s.c. has 24 pending office actions in Networking & Security and 2443 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 89.23%, showing that most resolved applications in the recorded portfolio reached allowance. The application history supplies a meaningful basis for assessing the practice’s prosecution activity.

The average is 3.16 office actions per allowance. That figure indicates that successful matters often require multiple examiner interactions rather than a single response. Applicants can use the profile to anticipate continued claim negotiation while recognizing the practice’s established workload in networking and security.

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

Quality Metrics (n=2443 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.2%
Allowance Rate
n=2443
+0.63σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2443
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1765
-0.17σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1765
1038 days
Time to Allowance
n=1765
+6.5pp
Interview Lift
n=2443
24.1%
RCE Rate
n=2443
1.9%
Appeal Rate
n=2443

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

83.2%
§101 Overcome
n=208
84.1%
§102 Overcome
n=807
86.0%
§103 Overcome
n=1288
85.6%
§112 Overcome
n=856

Specialization & Scale

H04W, H04L, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2443
3
Practitioners
n=2443
814.3
Apps / Practitioner
n=2443

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
3
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (3)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.

9
Hard (36%)
15
Medium (60%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only13 (52%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (32%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
16% of docket
7
Information Tech
28% of docket
3
Communications
12% of docket
2
Semiconductors
8% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
32% of docket
1
Business / Other
4% 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
WU, JENNY R 3 63.6% +15.9%
NGUYEN, DUSTIN T 1 72.6% +17.8%
TRAC, JONATHAN KHANH 1 — —
WONG, ELTON K 1 78.2% +18.9%
ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO 1 76.6% +15.7%
PATEL, RONAK C 1 51.2% +56.2%
ARNETT, NICOLAS ALLEN 1 81.2% +20.7%
MAK, RODRICK 1 75.6% +26.1%
SHIH, HAOSHIAN 1 69.7% +20.6%
HUYNH, KHOA B 1 80.2% +9.8%

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
18775759 METHOD OF PROCESSING NETWORK SLICE BASED CONGESTION, DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF HUYNH, KHOA B —

Hard Cases (9)

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
18097769 RADIO BARRIER PROCESSING METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE CUMMING, WILLIAM D 45d overdue
18267679 COVER FOR COSMETIC PRODUCT PACKAGING DEVICE PAL, PRINCE 19d
18854710 Device For Refilling a Final Container with Wine or Spirits, Refill Assembly Comprising such a Device and Method of Implementation ARNETT, NICOLAS ALLEN 56d
19065715 BEARING HOUSING FOR TURBOCHARGER WONG, ELTON K —
18805827 INTERACTION METHOD, INTERACTION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SHIH, HAOSHIAN —
18716447 CONVEYING VEHICLE AND UNMANNED CONVEYING SYSTEM BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M —
18618506 METHOD FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVE STORAGE CAPACITY OF GAS STORAGE RECONSTRUCTED FROM WATER-FLOODED VOLATILE OIL RESERVOIR GAVIA, NYLA EMANI ANN —
18289490 A MOBILE SLIDE IMAGING KIT AND USE THEREOF PHILLIPS, RUFUS L —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
17100439 PRE-HARDENED STEEL COMPOSITION AND MACHINE PARTS MADE THEREWITH WU, JENNY R 111d overdue
18979334 Colored Composite Material PATEL, RONAK C 33d
18854710 Device For Refilling a Final Container with Wine or Spirits, Refill Assembly Comprising such a Device and Method of Implementation ARNETT, NICOLAS ALLEN 56d
17871182 PRE-HARDENED STEEL COMPOSITION AND MACHINE PARTS MADE THEREWITH WU, JENNY R 61d
19318005 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC HYDRAULIC FLUID CIRCULATION NGUYEN, DUSTIN T —
19065715 BEARING HOUSING FOR TURBOCHARGER WONG, ELTON K —
19033174 SELECTIVE NEUROMODULATION APPARATUS ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO —
18903391 UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE MAK, RODRICK —

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17333
37452
37352
36531
37961
17881
37531
24161
24621
24091

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19318005 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC HYDRAULIC FLUID CIRCULATION Milwaukee Cylinder Enterprises, LLC NGUYEN, DUSTIN T 3745 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2025
19069944 MACHINING SYSTEM Dmg Mori Co., Ltd. TRAC, JONATHAN KHANH 3653 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2025
19065715 BEARING HOUSING FOR TURBOCHARGER BORGWARNER, INC. WONG, ELTON K 3745 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 27, 2025
19033174 SELECTIVE NEUROMODULATION APPARATUS Stimvia S.R.O, ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO 3796 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 21, 2025
18979334 Colored Composite Material Hublot SA, Genève PATEL, RONAK C 1788 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Dec 12, 2024
18854710 Device For Refilling a Final Container with Wine or Spirits, Refill Assembly Comprising such a Device and Method of Implementation Société Jas Hennessy Et Compagnie ARNETT, NICOLAS ALLEN 3753 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Oct 07, 2024
18903391 UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. MAK, RODRICK 2416 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 01, 2024
18805827 INTERACTION METHOD, INTERACTION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. SHIH, HAOSHIAN §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 15, 2024
18775759 METHOD OF PROCESSING NETWORK SLICE BASED CONGESTION, DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. HUYNH, KHOA B 2462 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 17, 2024
18773144 SRS PORT MAPPING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. LATORRE, IVAN O 2409 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 15, 2024
18758865 COMMUNICATION OPERATION EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. ZHANG, ZHENSHENG 2474 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18716447 CONVEYING VEHICLE AND UNMANNED CONVEYING SYSTEM Dmg Mori Co., Ltd. BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M 3611 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 04, 2024
18618506 METHOD FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVE STORAGE CAPACITY OF GAS STORAGE RECONSTRUCTED FROM WATER-FLOODED VOLATILE OIL RESERVOIR Northeast Petroleum University GAVIA, NYLA EMANI ANN 2857 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2024
18432188 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RELATED DEVICE Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. ZUNIGA ABAD, JACKIE 2469 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18560183 A SHARED MEMORY FOR IMPROVED DISPLAY BY A NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICE Microoled GALERA, PATRICK PAUL CONTRER 2617 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18289490 A MOBILE SLIDE IMAGING KIT AND USE THEREOF Micron Agritech Limited PHILLIPS, RUFUS L 2877 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 03, 2023
18352429 POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. TIMORY, KABIR A 2631 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 14, 2023
18267852 COSMETIC PRODUCT PACKAGING DEVICE Parfums Christian Dior KMET, LAUREN ELIZABETH 3735 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 16, 2023
18267679 COVER FOR COSMETIC PRODUCT PACKAGING DEVICE Guerlain PAL, PRINCE 3735 §102§103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jun 15, 2023
18097769 RADIO BARRIER PROCESSING METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. CUMMING, WILLIAM D 2645 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2023
17966478 BEAM REPORT TRANSMISSION METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. BAIG, ADNAN 2461 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 14, 2022
17871182 PRE-HARDENED STEEL COMPOSITION AND MACHINE PARTS MADE THEREWITH A. Finkl & Sons Co. WU, JENNY R 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Jul 22, 2022
17871156 PRE-HARDENED STEEL COMPOSITION AND MACHINE PARTS MADE THEREWITH A. Finki & Sons Co. WU, JENNY R 1733 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2022
17171704 Interference Processing Method, Apparatus, And System Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. ESMAEILIAN, MAJID 2477 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 09, 2021
17100439 PRE-HARDENED STEEL COMPOSITION AND MACHINE PARTS MADE THEREWITH A. Finkl & Sons Co. WU, JENNY R 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 111d overdue Pending Nov 20, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Von Briesen & Roper, S.C.'s patent allowance rate?

89.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Von Briesen & Roper, S.C. were allowed, across 2,443 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Von Briesen & Roper, S.C. average before allowance?

3.16 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Von Briesen & Roper, S.C. have?

25 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 16 clients, before 23 examiners in 20 art units.

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