Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
7 pending office actions • 7 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Actapio Inc. is currently managing 6 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are distributed among 6 distinct examiners and separate art units. SMITH, KEVIN LEE is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, overseeing 1 pending office action.
Given that there are multiple examiners, the workload is evenly distributed across the portfolio. This distribution requires the company to navigate the specific preferences of the various technical divisions. The strategy reflects a decentralized approach to patent prosecution, as each application is handled by a different examiner.
This may result in varying timelines and outcomes across the portfolio. Practitioners should be prepared for a range of examiner behaviors, as no single individual dominates the company's current USPTO interactions. The presence of numerous distinct art units further emphasizes the need for a versatile legal strategy that can address the specific requirements of different software-related examination groups.
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.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (29%) |
| §103 only | 2 (29%) |
| §112 only | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (29%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, KEVIN LEE | 1 | 36.9% | +20.0% |
| AMIN, MUSTAFA A | 1 | 64.1% | +29.9% |
| LAHAM BAUZO, ALVARO SALIM | 1 | 50.0% | +100.0% |
| MAUNI, HUMAIRA ZAHIN | 1 | 46.7% | +38.1% |
| RODEN, DONALD THOMAS | 1 | 25.0% | +100.0% |
| BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT | 1 | 51.3% | +35.1% |
| BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 1 | 28.1% | +15.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17471121 | LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 5d overdue |
| 18486489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND OPTIMIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | SMITH, KEVIN LEE | — |
| 17746317 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | LAHAM BAUZO, ALVARO SALIM | — |
| 17745003 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | MAUNI, HUMAIRA ZAHIN | — |
| 17518506 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | RODEN, DONALD THOMAS | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17471118 | RANDOMIZED PARAMETER SETTING FOR MODEL TRAINING | BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT | 15d overdue |
| 17471121 | LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 5d overdue |
| 18486489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND OPTIMIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | SMITH, KEVIN LEE | — |
| 18075033 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | AMIN, MUSTAFA A | — |
| 17746317 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | LAHAM BAUZO, ALVARO SALIM | — |
| 17745003 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | MAUNI, HUMAIRA ZAHIN | — |
| 17518506 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | RODEN, DONALD THOMAS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2122 | 1 |
| 2194 | 1 |
| 2146 | 1 |
| 2141 | 1 |
| 2128 | 1 |
| 2124 | 1 |
| 2121 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18486489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND OPTIMIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | SMITH, KEVIN LEE | 2122 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18075033 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | AMIN, MUSTAFA A | 2194 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2022 |
| 17746317 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | LAHAM BAUZO, ALVARO SALIM | 2146 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2022 |
| 17745003 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | MAUNI, HUMAIRA ZAHIN | 2141 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2022 |
| 17518506 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | RODEN, DONALD THOMAS | 2128 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2021 |
| 17471118 | RANDOMIZED PARAMETER SETTING FOR MODEL TRAINING | BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT | 2124 | §112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Sep 09, 2021 |
| 17471121 | LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 2121 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Sep 09, 2021 |
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