Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

A P Møller - Mærsk A/S

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

A P Møller - Mærsk A/S has 2 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are assigned across 2 examiners and 2 art units, indicating separate examination contexts.

GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT is the listed busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Response planning should account for the separate assignments and avoid treating the pending actions as a single examination record.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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
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.

1
Hard (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
§112 only1 (50%)

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
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT 1 26.4% +30.9%
RACIC, MILENA 1 47.9% +44.9%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17786552 A METHOD FOR ASSIGNING ITEMS INTO ONE OR MORE CONTAINERS AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT 125d overdue

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17786552 A METHOD FOR ASSIGNING ITEMS INTO ONE OR MORE CONTAINERS AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT 125d overdue
17783673 METHODS OF HANDLING ONE OR MORE VESSELS AND/OR EQUIPMENT IN A TERMINAL, AND RELATED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS RACIC, MILENA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3628 1
3627 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17786552 A METHOD FOR ASSIGNING ITEMS INTO ONE OR MORE CONTAINERS AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT 3628 §101§103 Final Rejection 125d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2022
17783673 METHODS OF HANDLING ONE OR MORE VESSELS AND/OR EQUIPMENT IN A TERMINAL, AND RELATED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS RACIC, MILENA 3627 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 09, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does A P Møller - Mærsk A/S have?

A P Møller - Mærsk A/S has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most A P Møller - Mærsk A/S applications?

Christopher Albert Gomez has the most, with 1 of A P Møller - Mærsk A/S's pending office actions.

What technology area are A P Møller - Mærsk A/S's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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