Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Zhong Law, LLC

25 pending office actions • 16 clients • 25 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=588 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.2%
Allowance Rate
n=588
+0.42σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=588
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=380
-0.26σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=380
940 days
Time to Allowance
n=380
+7.7pp
Interview Lift
n=588
25.8%
RCE Rate
n=588
1.5%
Appeal Rate
n=588

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

58.0%
§101 Overcome
n=81
76.4%
§102 Overcome
n=165
71.4%
§103 Overcome
n=301
74.2%
§112 Overcome
n=167

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06T, G06N
Top CPC Subclasses
34%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=588
3
Practitioners
n=588
196.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=588

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (2)

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.

18
Hard (72%)
7
Medium (28%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (8%)
§101 + other7 (28%)
§103 only6 (24%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
12% of docket
4
Information Tech
16% of docket
8
Communications
32% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
24% of docket
4
Business / Other
16% 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
HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE 1 56.4% +25.7%
TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J 1 83.4% +14.8%
ROBERTS, SHAUN A 1 76.0% +10.8%
BERHANU, ETSUB D 1 65.3% +24.8%
EL-CHANTI, KARMA AHMAD 1 36.7% +30.5%
FARAMARZI, GITA 1 51.9% +18.1%
SHORTER, RASHIDA R 1 18.0% +26.1%
LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE 1 6.7% +20.0%
LIOTT, CAROLINE DUSHECK 1 56.1% -6.8%
HSIEH, PING Y 1 79.1% +15.5%

Hard Cases (18)

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
18350729 VECTOR INSTRUCTION WITH PRECISE INTERRUPTS AND/OR OVERWRITES HUISMAN, DAVID J 78d overdue
18412887 MEDICAL IMAGE DENOISING BASED ON LAYER SEPARATION TSAI, TSUNG YIN 37d overdue
18514270 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOR-PRESERVING SPECTRUM RESHAPE BONSHOCK, DENNIS G 15d overdue
18599533 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC MEDICAL REPORT GENERATION LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE 5d overdue
18608805 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROCESSES FOR DEEP JOB PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION AND TALENT PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION SHORTER, RASHIDA R 26d
18374473 SEGMENTATION OF A REGION OF INTEREST IN A MEDICAL IMAGE MORSE, GREGORY ALLAN 34d
18400140 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PARTIAL BODY MODEL BASED ON DETECTED BODY PART IN AN IMAGE BEE, ANDREW W. 54d
18929683 METHOD AND SYSTEM INCLUDING TRAINED SUBSYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING AND MANAGING DEFAULT RISKS OF LOAN BASED ON MULTIPLE, TIME-VARYING DATA SOURCES HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18444779 BLE broadcast communication method, device and system HSIEH, PING Y 16d overdue
18599533 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC MEDICAL REPORT GENERATION LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE 5d overdue
18608805 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROCESSES FOR DEEP JOB PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION AND TALENT PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION SHORTER, RASHIDA R 26d
18929683 METHOD AND SYSTEM INCLUDING TRAINED SUBSYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING AND MANAGING DEFAULT RISKS OF LOAN BASED ON MULTIPLE, TIME-VARYING DATA SOURCES HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE
18892350 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR EDGE POSITIONING METHOD TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J
18724188 SUMMARY DETERMINATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE THEREOF ROBERTS, SHAUN A
18824033 CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM BERHANU, ETSUB D
18779892 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATICALLY REMOVING IRRELEVANT DATA FROM CANDIDATE PROFILES EL-CHANTI, KARMA AHMAD

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17112
26632
36941
26551
36291
24961
36261
36831
26641
41001

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18929683 METHOD AND SYSTEM INCLUDING TRAINED SUBSYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING AND MANAGING DEFAULT RISKS OF LOAN BASED ON MULTIPLE, TIME-VARYING DATA SOURCES Laboratory For Ai-Powered Financial Technologies Limited HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE 3694 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 29, 2024
18892350 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR EDGE POSITIONING METHOD Huaying Research Co., Ltd. TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J 1711 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 21, 2024
18724188 SUMMARY DETERMINATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE THEREOF Iflytek Co., Ltd. ROBERTS, SHAUN A 2655 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 17, 2024
18824033 CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. BERHANU, ETSUB D §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 04, 2024
18779892 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATICALLY REMOVING IRRELEVANT DATA FROM CANDIDATE PROFILES Eightfold AI Inc. EL-CHANTI, KARMA AHMAD 3629 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jul 22, 2024
18727088 METHOD, EQUIPMENT, DEVICE FOR CONNECTING DEVICES, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Guangzhou Shizhen Information Technology Co., Ltd. FARAMARZI, GITA 2496 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 06, 2024
18608805 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROCESSES FOR DEEP JOB PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION AND TALENT PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION Eightfold AI Inc. SHORTER, RASHIDA R 3626 §101§112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Mar 18, 2024
18599533 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC MEDICAL REPORT GENERATION Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd. LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE 3683 §101§103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2024
18590256 Plating Solutions for Composite PTFE Plating Surface Technology, Inc. LIOTT, CAROLINE DUSHECK §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2024
18444779 BLE broadcast communication method, device and system Zgmicro Wuxi Corporation HSIEH, PING Y 2664 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 19, 2024
18438426 MOTION ESTIMATION BASED ON MULTIPLE PAIRS OF IMAGES Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd. CONNER, SEAN M 2663 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Feb 10, 2024
18427700 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY BENCHMARKING TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EXTRACTING INSIGHTS Skilljar, Inc. LEE, PAUL D 4100 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2024
18412887 MEDICAL IMAGE DENOISING BASED ON LAYER SEPARATION Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd. TSAI, TSUNG YIN 2656 §102§103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Jan 15, 2024
18400140 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PARTIAL BODY MODEL BASED ON DETECTED BODY PART IN AN IMAGE Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd. BEE, ANDREW W. 2677 §101§103 Final Rejection 54d Pending Dec 29, 2023
18531536 PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGES BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Shanghai United Imaging Intellgence Co., Ltd. WALLACE, JOHN R 2682 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Dec 06, 2023
18514270 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOR-PRESERVING SPECTRUM RESHAPE Focal Sharp, Inc. BONSHOCK, DENNIS G 3992 §103§112Other Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Nov 20, 2023
18374473 SEGMENTATION OF A REGION OF INTEREST IN A MEDICAL IMAGE Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd. MORSE, GREGORY ALLAN 2663 §101§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Sep 28, 2023
18244132 Master-slave switching method and device Zgmicro Wuxi Corporation RIVAS, SALVADOR E 2413 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18276460 Surgical Microscope Diagnosis and Treatment System Zumax Medical Co., Ltd. MENBERU, BENIYAM 2681 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18225009 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING MEDICAL DECISIONS BASED ON MULTIMODAL DATA Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd. PATEL, JAY M 3681 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 21, 2023
18350729 VECTOR INSTRUCTION WITH PRECISE INTERRUPTS AND/OR OVERWRITES Optimum Semiconductor Technologies Inc. HUISMAN, DAVID J 2183 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2023
18118626 Method and device for BLE audio data transmission Nanjing Zgmicro Company Limited FAKHRO, ROWAN KHALED 2468 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 07, 2023
18018589 CORNEAL CONTACT LENS CLEANER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PROTEIN REMOVAL EFFECT THEREOF Suzhou 3N Biological Technology Co., Ltd. ZHANG, RICHARD Z 1714 §102 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Jan 30, 2023
18018592 CONTACT LENS CLEANER, AND PROTEIN REMOVAL AND STERILIZATION METHOD BY MEANS OF ELECTROPHORESIS DISSOCIATION Suzhou 3N Biological Technology Co., Ltd. BARR, MICHAEL E 1711 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 30, 2023
17306182 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING AND TRANSMITTING COURSEWARE, INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co., Ltd. GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A. 3711 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 03, 2021

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