Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Withers & Keys, LLC

5 pending office actions • 2 clients • 5 examiners • 2 art units • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=674 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.9%
Allowance Rate
n=674
+0.70σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=674
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=449
-0.49σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=449
1100 days
Time to Allowance
n=449
-2.0pp
Interview Lift
n=674
21.9%
RCE Rate
n=674
5.8%
Appeal Rate
n=674

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

88.1%
§101 Overcome
n=67
81.2%
§102 Overcome
n=128
85.7%
§103 Overcome
n=238
90.6%
§112 Overcome
n=159

Specialization & Scale

G06Q, H04W, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
19%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=674
1
Practitioners
n=674
674.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=674

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
1
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
1
Due this month
0
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 (60%)
1
Medium (20%)
1
Easy (20%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (60%)
§103 only1 (20%)
Double-patenting only1 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
60% of docket
2
Business / Other
40% 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
MOLNAR, HUNTER A 1 50.8% +32.6%
MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT 1 44.4% +47.6%
KIRK, BRYAN J 1 33.2% +43.4%
GREENLUND, JOSEPH A 1 66.9% +34.5%
TIEDEMAN, JASON S 1 28.9% +34.9%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18974773 Methods and Systems for Node-Enabled Shipment Merging for a Set of Items Being Shipped KIRK, BRYAN J 49d overdue
12873699 Automated Systems and Methods for Matching Healthcare Professionals with Healthcare Organizations on a Temporary Basis TIEDEMAN, JASON S 12d
19088075 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING AND TEMPORARILY MAINTAINING A DELIVERY ITEM AND DYNAMICALLY INITIATING A DISPATCHED LOGISTICS OPERATION FOR A STORAGE RECEPTACLE MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18974773 Methods and Systems for Node-Enabled Shipment Merging for a Set of Items Being Shipped KIRK, BRYAN J 49d overdue
12873699 Automated Systems and Methods for Matching Healthcare Professionals with Healthcare Organizations on a Temporary Basis TIEDEMAN, JASON S 12d
19266117 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS INVOLVING AN ENHANCED CONNECTED NODE-BASED LOGISTICS RECEPTACLE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME MOLNAR, HUNTER A
19088075 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING AND TEMPORARILY MAINTAINING A DELIVERY ITEM AND DYNAMICALLY INITIATING A DISPATCHED LOGISTICS OPERATION FOR A STORAGE RECEPTACLE MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT
18974724 Enhanced Shipping Container Apparatus having Integrated Fire Suppression and Systems Using the Same for Detecting and Responding to an Environmental Anomaly within the Container GREENLUND, JOSEPH A

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36282
36831

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19266117 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS INVOLVING AN ENHANCED CONNECTED NODE-BASED LOGISTICS RECEPTACLE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Federal Express Corporation MOLNAR, HUNTER A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 10, 2025
19088075 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING AND TEMPORARILY MAINTAINING A DELIVERY ITEM AND DYNAMICALLY INITIATING A DISPATCHED LOGISTICS OPERATION FOR A STORAGE RECEPTACLE Federal Express Corporation MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT 3628 §101Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 24, 2025
18974773 Methods and Systems for Node-Enabled Shipment Merging for a Set of Items Being Shipped Federal Express Corporation KIRK, BRYAN J 3628 §101 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2024
18974724 Enhanced Shipping Container Apparatus having Integrated Fire Suppression and Systems Using the Same for Detecting and Responding to an Environmental Anomaly within the Container Federal Express Corporation GREENLUND, JOSEPH A DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 09, 2024
12873699 Automated Systems and Methods for Matching Healthcare Professionals with Healthcare Organizations on a Temporary Basis Jefferies Finance LLC, AS Collateral Agent (As Successor To Goldman Sachs Bank Usa) TIEDEMAN, JASON S 3683 §101 Final Rejection 12d Pending Sep 01, 2010

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