Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Baidu International Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Communications • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Baidu International Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. has 4 pending office actions in Communications. The matters involve 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, indicating separate prosecution channels across the available record.

MCLEAN, IAN SCOTT is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel can organize the docket by individual examiner and art-unit assignment.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

4
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
25% of docket
2
Communications
50% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MCLEAN, IAN SCOTT 1 43.5% +31.1%
LEE, EUNICE SOMIN 1 89.4% +24.5%
HONG, STEPHEN S 1 39.4% +23.9%
CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 1 31.7% +30.6%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19020179 METHOD FOR GENERATING FILE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM MCLEAN, IAN SCOTT —
19018557 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING LARGE MODEL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM LEE, EUNICE SOMIN —
18967364 MULTI-PERSON COOPERATIVE INPUT METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM BASED ON INPUT METHOD HONG, STEPHEN S —
18088005 Method For Recognizing Abnormal Sleep Audio Clip, Electronic Device CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19020179 METHOD FOR GENERATING FILE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM MCLEAN, IAN SCOTT —
19018557 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING LARGE MODEL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM LEE, EUNICE SOMIN —
18967364 MULTI-PERSON COOPERATIVE INPUT METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM BASED ON INPUT METHOD HONG, STEPHEN S —
18088005 Method For Recognizing Abnormal Sleep Audio Clip, Electronic Device CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2654 1
2656 1
2178 1
3791 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19020179 METHOD FOR GENERATING FILE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM MCLEAN, IAN SCOTT 2654 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 14, 2025
19018557 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING LARGE MODEL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM LEE, EUNICE SOMIN 2656 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 13, 2025
18967364 MULTI-PERSON COOPERATIVE INPUT METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM BASED ON INPUT METHOD HONG, STEPHEN S 2178 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 03, 2024
18088005 Method For Recognizing Abnormal Sleep Audio Clip, Electronic Device CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3791 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Baidu International Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. have?

Baidu International Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Baidu International Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. applications?

Ian Scott Mclean has the most, with 1 of Baidu International Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Baidu International Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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