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
Biotricity Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, HODGE, LAURA NICOLE, who also serves as the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, which suggests a specific focus for the company's current patent applications. Having 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved means the applicant can focus on a consistent strategy without navigating different examiner styles.
HODGE, LAURA NICOLE is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action, making this individual the primary point of contact at the office. For practitioners, this centralized oversight simplifies communication and allows for a direct negotiation process. The Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field involves specialized technical requirements, and having 1 distinct examiner provides an opportunity to build a focused legal argument. The administrative requirements for 1 pending office action are specific to this single matter. This structure allows for a dedicated allocation of resources toward achieving a successful outcome.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 1 | 77.6% | +16.0% |
| HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 1 | 49.2% | +39.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18274921 | MULTI-SENSOR WEARABLE PATCH | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 125d overdue |
| 19048220 | SMART PATCH FOR MONITORING HEALTH METRICS | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18274921 | MULTI-SENSOR WEARABLE PATCH | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 125d overdue |
| 19048220 | SMART PATCH FOR MONITORING HEALTH METRICS | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19048220 | SMART PATCH FOR MONITORING HEALTH METRICS | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18274921 | MULTI-SENSOR WEARABLE PATCH | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 3792 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 125d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
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