Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

68 pending office actions • 48 clients • 65 examiners • 43 art units • 0 of 68 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 92 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=5326 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

78.8%
Allowance Rate
n=5326
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=5326
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=3059
-0.23σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=3059
1092 days
Time to Allowance
n=3059
+11.4pp
Interview Lift
n=5326
21.4%
RCE Rate
n=5326
2.9%
Appeal Rate
n=5326

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

70.2%
§101 Overcome
n=188
75.8%
§102 Overcome
n=1117
76.6%
§103 Overcome
n=1793
77.2%
§112 Overcome
n=1288

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A01N, B65D
Top CPC Subclasses
15%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=5326
2
Practitioners
n=5326
2663.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=5326

Portfolio Summary

68
Total Pending OAs
39
Non-Final OAs
27
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 27 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 27 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (17)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (3)

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.

29
Hard (43%)
34
Medium (50%)
5
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (1%)
§101 + other4 (6%)
§103 only23 (34%)
§102 only4 (6%)
§112 only3 (4%)
Double-patenting only2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other7 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)24 (35%)

Industry Mix

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

37
Life Sciences
54% of docket
1
Information Tech
1% of docket
2
Communications
3% of docket
1
Semiconductors
1% of docket
18
Mechanical / Eng
26% of docket
9
Business / Other
13% 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.

680 h
Manual time on pending OAs
136 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
238 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PALLAY, MICHAEL B 3 55.7% +34.7%
HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 2 45.7% +39.8%
HWU, JUNE 1 91.3% -2.1%
CHEN, JOSE V 1 78.0% +15.2%
ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 1 30.5% +57.6%
EIDE, HEIDI MARIE 1 50.6% +32.5%
NGO, HUNG V 1 81.0% -34.9%
MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M 1 69.1% +19.4%
WEISS, JESSICA 1 81.3% +32.8%
BOCHNA, DAVID 1 79.9% +13.5%

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
18856343 Use Of A Cable Guide NGO, HUNG V

Hard Cases (29)

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
18578694 BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITE ARTICLES BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E 71d overdue
18694350 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FASTENING FACADE PANELS HIJAZ, OMAR F 66d overdue
18288010 USE OF PLASMODIUM IN PREPARATION OF ANTI-TUMOR PREPARATION FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH RADIOTHERAPY CLARKE, TRENT R 46d overdue
18727649 Strength Training And Exercise Vest System And Method Of Use LO, ANDREW S 25d overdue
18274634 GENE THERAPY FOR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES GOMEZ RODRIGUEZ, JULIO WASHINGTON 22d overdue
17791368 SYSTEM FOR THE ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ONE OR MORE PLANTS FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND 1d overdue
18563681 USER INTERFACE WHICH INDUCES MACHINE OPERATOR INTERACTION AND EFFICIENCIES FOLLANSBEE, YVONNE TRANG 26d
18289530 COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING ANGIOGENESIS COMPRISING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES DERIVED FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPHEROID-TYPE CELL AGGREGATE LARA, CAROLINE MONSERRAT 33d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
17699405 LOW-DOSE BRIMONIDINE COMBINATIONS AND USES THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 267d overdue
17405773 LOW-DOSE BRIMONIDINE COMBINATIONS AND USES THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 267d overdue
18295520 CONTACT LENS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF PALLAY, MICHAEL B 87d overdue
18793493 COMPRESSION PIPE FITTING WITH WIDE RANGE GRIP RINGS BOCHNA, DAVID 3d overdue
18952121 HANDPIECE WITH ROTARY KNOB TO OPERATE THE TOOL HOLDER EIDE, HEIDI MARIE 2d overdue
17533942 OPTHALMOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF PALLAY, MICHAEL B 26d
19301132 OPHTHALMOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF PALLAY, MICHAEL B
19075507 MULTI-POSITIONAL ARTICULATING ERGONOMIC DEVICE WITH MODULAR FEATURES CHEN, JOSE V

Client Portfolio (48 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16176
37964
16613
16163
36432
16332
16372
16572
37721
36791

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19301132 OPHTHALMOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Ps Therapy, Inc. PALLAY, MICHAEL B 1617 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 15, 2025
19293288 METHODS OF IMPROVING STRESS TOLERANCE, GROWTH AND YIELD IN PLANTS Valent Biosciences LLC HWU, JUNE 1661 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2025
19075507 MULTI-POSITIONAL ARTICULATING ERGONOMIC DEVICE WITH MODULAR FEATURES Fellowes Inc. CHEN, JOSE V DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 10, 2025
19099977 PAIR OF GOGGLES FOR ANIMALS OF THE EQUINE SPECIES Equidiva ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 3643 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 30, 2025
18952121 HANDPIECE WITH ROTARY KNOB TO OPERATE THE TOOL HOLDER W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH EIDE, HEIDI MARIE 3772 §112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Nov 19, 2024
18856343 Use Of A Cable Guide Hauff-Technik GmbH & Co. Kg NGO, HUNG V §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2024
18849303 HOLDING PLATE FOR MULTIPLE SCREW DIAMETERS Ejot SE & Co. Kg MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2024
18828261 METHOD AND KIT FOR FUSING BONES AT A JOINT Trimed, Inc. WEISS, JESSICA 3796 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 09, 2024
18793493 COMPRESSION PIPE FITTING WITH WIDE RANGE GRIP RINGS A. Y. Mcdonald Mfg. Co. BOCHNA, DAVID 3679 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2024
18791094 ARM-TYPE AERIAL WORK PLATFORM Lingong Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. YOUNG, EDWIN §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2024
18727649 Strength Training And Exercise Vest System And Method Of Use Caerus Strength Incorporated LO, ANDREW S 3784 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2024
18760987 ELONGATE FLEXIBLE SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Se-Kure Controls, Inc. ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE 3675 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 01, 2024
18720436 NOVEL SALT OF 1-SULFONYL PYRROLE DERIVATIVE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THEREOF Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 14, 2024
18713073 Surgical Apparatus Nallakrishnan Family Trust RITCHIE, HADEN MATTHEW §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2024
18700205 MEDICAL WATCH FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Cardiacsense Ltd. PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y 3796 §103§112 Non-Final OA 82d Pending Apr 10, 2024
18694350 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FASTENING FACADE PANELS Ejot SE & Co. Kg HIJAZ, OMAR F 3635 §103§112 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2024
18686834 NOVEL ANTI-MUC1 ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Peptron, Inc. EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 26, 2024
18420254 DISPLAY WITH REFLECTIVE SURFACE Se-Kure Controls, Inc. LEWIS, JUSTIN V 3637 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 23, 2024
18578694 BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITE ARTICLES Cg Biocomposite Aps BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E 1741 §103§112 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Jan 11, 2024
18392247 METHODS OF CONTROLLING PLANT PATHOGENS Valent Biosciences LLC HEES, OLIVER DRAGON 1628 §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 21, 2023
18571648 LEPTIN RECEPTOR AFFINITY PEPTIDE AND USE THEREOF Dubu Biosciences BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2023
18563681 USER INTERFACE WHICH INDUCES MACHINE OPERATOR INTERACTION AND EFFICIENCIES Fellowes, Inc. FOLLANSBEE, YVONNE TRANG 2117 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Nov 22, 2023
18560042 FIRING FURNACE Denken-Highdental Co., Ltd. DODSON, JUSTIN C §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 09, 2023
18289532 COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING NEUROREGENERATION, CONTAINING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES DERIVED FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPHEROIDAL CELL AGGREGATES S&E Bio Co., Ltd. STEVENS, MARK V 1613 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18289530 COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING ANGIOGENESIS COMPRISING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES DERIVED FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPHEROID-TYPE CELL AGGREGATE S&E Bio Co., Ltd. LARA, CAROLINE MONSERRAT 1633 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 33d Pending Nov 03, 2023
18288160 SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISION OF THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT Seadvance SIMPSON, DIONE N 3628 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2023
18288010 USE OF PLASMODIUM IN PREPARATION OF ANTI-TUMOR PREPARATION FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH RADIOTHERAPY Cas Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. CLARKE, TRENT R 1651 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2023
18287843 METHOD, SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC WEARABLE UNIT FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO PELVIC REGION OF A SUBJECT Indian Institute Of Science TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2023
17791368 SYSTEM FOR THE ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ONE OR MORE PLANTS Fabian Le Bourdiec FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND 2836 §102§103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Oct 03, 2023
18479392 1-AMINO-1-CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID AND JASMONIC ACID MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF Valent Biosciences LLC SHIN, MONICA A 1616 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 02, 2023
18473394 CORNEAL STORAGE COMPOSITIONS Aurolab Trust LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2023
18464919 PACKAGING TRAY AND SCREEN PROTECTOR ALIGNMENT DEVICE Fellowes Mobile LLC HSIEH, PING Y 2664 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18463497 HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Valent U.S.A. LLC MEYERS, ELIZABETH ANNE 1617 §103DP Final Rejection Pending Sep 08, 2023
18277511 KIT FOR TREATING DAMAGED NERVES Reddress Ltd. ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO 3796 DP Final Rejection 203d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2023
18233758 PAPER SHREDDER Michilin Prosperity Co., Ltd. ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §112 Final Rejection 9d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18275782 METHOD AND KIT FOR TREATING ABNORMAL HOLLOWED SPACE Reddress Ltd. BOECKELMAN, JACOB A 1655 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 03, 2023
18274634 GENE THERAPY FOR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Abrain GOMEZ RODRIGUEZ, JULIO WASHINGTON 1637 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18270165 COMPOSITION FOR INHIBITING METASTASIS AND ENHANCING ANTICANCER DRUG SENSITIVITY Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE 1637 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2023
18201873 METHOD OF DISPLAYING A PORTABLE ARTICLE Se-Kure Controls, Inc. KHAN, OMER S 2686 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 25, 2023
18198632 CONDUIT COUPLING S-P Products, Inc. BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES 3726 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2023
18035500 METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES DERIVED FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPHEROID-TYPE CELL AGGREGATE S&E Bio Co., Ltd. SPENCE, JENNIFER SUZANNE 1633 §103§112DP Final Rejection Pending May 04, 2023
18035214 TWO-PHASE CONTROL VALVE FOR ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM Raval A.C.S. Ltd. WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 03, 2023
18140842 METHOD OF ULTRASONICALLY CLEANING A VESSEL Realmthree Ltd. BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN 1713 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Apr 28, 2023
18295520 CONTACT LENS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Ps Therapy, Inc. PALLAY, MICHAEL B 1617 §102 Final Rejection 87d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2023
18028412 DEVICE FOR INJECTING FLUID INTO A BIRD Desvac CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A 3643 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 24, 2023
18028396 COATING OF MATERIALS WITH BIOSURFACTANT COMPOUNDS Stellenbosch University BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE 1657 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 24, 2023
18026566 SURFACE-COATING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR ABSORBING AND DIFFUSING VOLATILE COMPOUNDS Ceva Sante Animale BROOKS, KREGG T 1764 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2023
18022026 PRODUCTION OF OXYGENATED DITERPENOID COMPOUNDS Københavns Universitet CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER 1657 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 17, 2023
18016417 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING FLUID DROPLETS ONTO AN OPEN AND STATIONARY TRAY Desvac SCHMID, BROOK VICTORIA 3642 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 16, 2023
17780749 SHAMPOO VETERINARY COMPOSITIONS Ceva Santé Animale PEEBLES, KATHERINE 1617 §103DP Final Rejection Pending Nov 16, 2022
17963270 MIXTURE OF PYRETHROIDS AND MILBEMYCINS AND USES THEREOF Valent Biosciences LLC VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2022
17952598 METHODS TO INDUCE HEAT STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS Valent Biosciences LLC REDDEN, KAREN M 1661 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Sep 26, 2022
17906722 GPC3 CAR- T CELLS SECRETING IL-18 AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Eutilex Co., Ltd. BRETZ, COREY LANE 1635 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2022
17941431 HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Valent U.S.A. LLC ALAM, AYAAN A 1611 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 09, 2022
17901137 1-AMINO-1-CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID FOR THINNING OF FRUITS Valent Biosciences LLC ROBINSON, KEITH O NEAL 1661 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 01, 2022
17907905 POWER BATTERY COVER AND POWER BATTERY Shenzhen Kedali Industry Co., Ltd. EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER 1729 §103 Final Rejection 78d Pending Aug 29, 2022
17793324 VETERINARY ANTI-PROLACTIN COMPOSITION FOR RUMINANTS USED BY INTRAMAMMARY ADMINISTRATION Ceva Santé Animale KASSA, TIGABU 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2022
17790385 METHOD FOR OBTAINING A MAMMALIAN CELL LINE THAT EXPRESSES A RECOMBINANT EQUINE CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (RECG), THE RECOMBINANT CELL LINES PRODUCING RECG, LARGE-SCALE RECG PRODUCTION METHOD, RECG, FORMULATIONS CONTAINING RECG, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING FOR RECG AND USES Natalia Ceaglio HORTH, LISA ANNE 1681 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 30, 2022
17699405 LOW-DOSE BRIMONIDINE COMBINATIONS AND USES THEREOF Eye Therapies, LLC HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1616 §103Other Final Rejection 267d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2022
17637001 Pumping System Smith & Loveless Inc. DAVIS, JASON GREGORY 3745 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 21, 2022
17578698 TOPICAL ANALGESIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Ps Therapy, Inc. VU, JAKE MINH 1618 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Jan 19, 2022
17533942 OPTHALMOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Ps Therapy Ltd. PALLAY, MICHAEL B 1617 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Nov 23, 2021
17604360 CYBB LENTIVIRAL VECTOR, LENTIVIRAL VECTOR-TRANSDUCED STEM CELL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF BEIJING MEIKANG GENO-IMMUNE BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. JOHNSON, ALLISON MARIE 1638 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 15, 2021
17458101 DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA Carmenza Spadafora MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN 3796 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 26, 2021
17405773 LOW-DOSE BRIMONIDINE COMBINATIONS AND USES THEREOF Eye Therapies, LLC HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1616 §103Other Final Rejection 267d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2021
17389556 ANTI-VIRAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Eye Therapies LLC MERCIER, MELISSA S 1615 §103§112 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Jul 30, 2021
17137985 BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS AND NEONICOTINOIDS MIXTURES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Valent U.S.A. LLC PIPIC, ALMA 1617 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2020
16933527 Equation Learning Neural Networks in Degrading Channels for Neural Machine Maintenance and Applications Thereof Nanoscope Technologies, LLC VASSELL, MEREDITH ABBOTT 1687 §101§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 20, 2020

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