Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Networking & Security
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Airbus Ds Slc currently oversees 1 pending office action within the Networking & Security technology area. This prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, representing a focused effort within a single technical domain. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. This individual's examination style will be the primary factor in determining the timeline and outcome for the current patent application.
The use of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the subject matter of the application is specialized within the Networking & Security sector. For the practitioner, this concentration requires a deep understanding of the specific examiner's history and the art unit's general tendencies. Because WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L is the only examiner involved, the practitioner has no opportunity to leverage insights from other pending matters to inform their strategy for Airbus Ds Slc.
With only 1 pending office action, the portfolio is highly sensitive to the specific requirements and objections raised by the assigned examiner. The practitioner should prioritize a thorough review of the 1 distinct examiner's previous office actions in similar technologies to anticipate potential hurdles. Success in this 1 distinct art unit will be the sole measure of the company's current prosecution performance, making direct communication with the examiner a vital component of the strategy.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L | 1 | 68.8% | +19.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18180522 | METHOD FOR MANAGING IDENTITY BY A TRANSMITTING ENTITY IN A 3GPP MCS NETWORK | WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L | 45d overdue |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18180522 | METHOD FOR MANAGING IDENTITY BY A TRANSMITTING ENTITY IN A 3GPP MCS NETWORK | WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L | 45d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2495 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18180522 | METHOD FOR MANAGING IDENTITY BY A TRANSMITTING ENTITY IN A 3GPP MCS NETWORK | WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L | 2495 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
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