Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
8 pending office actions • 3 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 41 patents granted in the last 365 days
Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG has 8 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 6 distinct examiners. The portfolio is concentrated within 3 distinct art units, suggesting a focused technical range for these medical device applications. The involvement of 3 distinct art units indicates that the company's mechanical innovations are being evaluated by a small number of specialized groups within the patent office for the 8 pending office actions.
The busiest examiner is LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES, who is managing 2 pending office actions. The remaining actions are handled by the other 6 distinct examiners. This means that 6 distinct examiners are providing feedback on the company's applications. For the practitioner, the presence of 3 distinct art units allows for a more streamlined strategy that focuses on the specific requirements and precedents of those few specialized groups while managing the 8 pending office actions. Having 2 pending office actions with LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES represents the highest concentration of work.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (25%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 2 | 73.7% | +29.9% |
| HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 2 | 77.9% | +19.2% |
| SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 1 | 73.6% | +19.0% |
| COMSTOCK, DAVID C | 1 | 86.5% | -8.4% |
| MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 1 | 83.0% | +24.3% |
| SUMMITT, LYNNSY M | 1 | 68.3% | +43.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18446266 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A COUPLING DEVICE | SUMMITT, LYNNSY M | 10d overdue |
| 19045083 | ANCHORING ASSEMBLY FOR ANCHORING A ROD TO A BONE OR A VERTEBRA | COMSTOCK, DAVID C | 15d |
| 19003901 | IMPLANT, INSERTION DEVICE, AND PLATE ASSEMBLY | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | — |
| 18888026 | INSTRUMENT FOR USE WITH A BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18446266 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A COUPLING DEVICE | SUMMITT, LYNNSY M | 10d overdue |
| 19222012 | SCREW ELEMENT FOR USE IN SPINAL, ORTHOPAEDIC, OR TRAUMA SURGERY | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19076560 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH ENLARGED PIVOT ANGLE | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | — |
| 19072159 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19003901 | IMPLANT, INSERTION DEVICE, AND PLATE ASSEMBLY | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | — |
| 18984648 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
| 18888026 | INSTRUMENT FOR USE WITH A BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 3 |
| 3619 | 2 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19222012 | SCREW ELEMENT FOR USE IN SPINAL, ORTHOPAEDIC, OR TRAUMA SURGERY | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19076560 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH ENLARGED PIVOT ANGLE | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 3775 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19072159 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19045083 | ANCHORING ASSEMBLY FOR ANCHORING A ROD TO A BONE OR A VERTEBRA | COMSTOCK, DAVID C | 3773 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19003901 | IMPLANT, INSERTION DEVICE, AND PLATE ASSEMBLY | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3773 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18984648 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18888026 | INSTRUMENT FOR USE WITH A BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18446266 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A COUPLING DEVICE | SUMMITT, LYNNSY M | 3773 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
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