Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Vos-Ip, LLC

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

8 pending office actions • 7 clients • 8 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Vos-IP, LLC operates in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, managing 328 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate pct of 82.18. This rate reflects its success in obtaining patent grants in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector. Practitioners can use the 328 career applications to evaluate the firm's historical outcomes. These metrics offer a basis for setting expectations for future filings in this technical field. The 82.18 resolved allowance rate pct provides a measure of success for applications managed by the firm.

The firm currently has 5 pending office actions. Its avg office actions per allowance is 3.4. This 3.4 avg office actions per allowance reflects the number of examiner interactions typically required to reach an allowance. With 5 pending office actions, the firm continues to manage its active cases. The 3.4 avg office actions per allowance helps practitioners estimate the resources needed for the examination phase. The 82.18 resolved allowance rate pct and the 5 pending office actions provide a view of the firm's performance.

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

Quality Metrics (n=328 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.2%
Allowance Rate
n=328
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=328
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=166
-0.18σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=166
774 days
Time to Allowance
n=166
+12.8pp
Interview Lift
n=328
25.7%
RCE Rate
n=328
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=328

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

60.0%
§101 Overcome
n=25
75.3%
§102 Overcome
n=73
70.5%
§103 Overcome
n=139
77.1%
§112 Overcome
n=118

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G06Q, A61P
Top CPC Subclasses
21%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=328
0
Practitioners
n=328
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=328 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
6
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
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.

3
Hard (38%)
4
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (25%)
Double-patenting only1 (12%)
Double-patenting + other2 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (38%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
25% of docket
1
Information Tech
12% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
12% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
12% of docket
3
Business / Other
38% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MIKELS, MATTHEW 1 81.1% +20.2%
STEINKE, SEAN JAMES 1 12.5% +42.9%
GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI 1 61.4% +17.6%
HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J 1 51.4% +45.0%
PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG 1 77.7% +12.6%
VASUDEVA, AJAY 1 70.7% +22.8%
BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE 1 23.8% +56.9%
LEE, AHAM NMN 1 46.3% +54.5%

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
19332219 LOCKER SYSTEM MIKELS, MATTHEW —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18853465 STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ERDAFITINIB STEINKE, SEAN JAMES —
18538683 ELECTRICAL CHARGING STORAGE DEVICE PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG —
18562952 AN UNDERWATER PROBE OR SUBMERSIBLE VASUDEVA, AJAY —
18248392 COLLAGEN BIOMATERIAL BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE —

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
17838379 Method And Device For Destructive Removal Of Odors From An Animal Litter Box LEE, AHAM NMN 31d overdue
18850133 VISUAL ANALYZER OF CONFINED PATHWAYS GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI 40d
19332219 LOCKER SYSTEM MIKELS, MATTHEW —
18853465 STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ERDAFITINIB STEINKE, SEAN JAMES —
18784201 METHODS OF TREATING ESTROGEN SENSITIVE DISEASES WITH CANNABIS EXTRACT HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J —
18538683 ELECTRICAL CHARGING STORAGE DEVICE PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG —
18562952 AN UNDERWATER PROBE OR SUBMERSIBLE VASUDEVA, AJAY —
18248392 COLLAGEN BIOMATERIAL BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE —

Client Portfolio (7 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28761
24851
36151
16571
17581

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19332219 LOCKER SYSTEM Exchange Box, LLC MIKELS, MATTHEW 2876 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2025
18853465 STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ERDAFITINIB Natco Pharma Limited STEINKE, SEAN JAMES §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 02, 2024
18850133 VISUAL ANALYZER OF CONFINED PATHWAYS UAM Tec Pty Ltd GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI 2485 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Sep 24, 2024
18784201 METHODS OF TREATING ESTROGEN SENSITIVE DISEASES WITH CANNABIS EXTRACT The University Of Newcastle HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18538683 ELECTRICAL CHARGING STORAGE DEVICE Ampicity, Inc. PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2023
18562952 AN UNDERWATER PROBE OR SUBMERSIBLE UAM Tec Pty Ltd VASUDEVA, AJAY 3615 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2023
18248392 COLLAGEN BIOMATERIAL Hide Biotech Ltd. BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE 1657 §103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending Apr 10, 2023
17838379 Method And Device For Destructive Removal Of Odors From An Animal Litter Box Aa Plasma LLC LEE, AHAM NMN 1758 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2022

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