Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aroa Biosurgery Limited is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are being reviewed by 2 distinct examiners, though they are both located within 1 distinct art unit. HAN, SETH is identified as the busiest examiner, handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action. While the company has 2 pending office actions, the fact that they are within 1 distinct art unit suggests a cohesive technological focus.
However, the involvement of 2 distinct examiners means the applicant must navigate different individual examination styles. HAN, SETH, as the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action, shares the workload with another official. This structure requires the applicant to be consistent across 1 distinct art unit while addressing the specific concerns of 2 distinct examiners. The workload represents the current activity in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. By having 2 distinct examiners in 1 distinct art unit, the company can gain multiple perspectives on its technology within a single administrative group. This 1 distinct art unit focus simplifies the procedural requirements while the 2 pending office actions proceed.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAN, SETH | 1 | 59.6% | +28.8% |
| STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 1 | 75.6% | +14.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038365 | FLUID DRAINAGE AND DELIVERY DEVICE FOR WOUND TREATMENT | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 73d overdue |
| 18038356 | WOUND DRESSING | HAN, SETH | 39d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038365 | FLUID DRAINAGE AND DELIVERY DEVICE FOR WOUND TREATMENT | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 73d overdue |
| 18038356 | WOUND DRESSING | HAN, SETH | 39d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18038356 | WOUND DRESSING | HAN, SETH | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18038365 | FLUID DRAINAGE AND DELIVERY DEVICE FOR WOUND TREATMENT | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
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