Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD. currently has 3 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 3 pending office actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners, yet they all fall within 1 distinct art unit. This indicates a high level of technical focus within a single administrative unit at the patent office.
JANG, CHRISTIAN Y is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 1 pending office action. Because 3 distinct examiners are each handling one of the 3 pending office actions, the workload is perfectly distributed. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests that while examiners differ, the underlying technology across these applications is closely related. This allows the company to focus its prosecution strategy within a single art unit while interacting with 3 different examiners. Each of the 3 distinct examiners will apply the standards of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area.
For a patent practitioner, the use of 3 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit is an interesting dynamic. It means the company must satisfy three different individuals who are all working within the same technical guidelines. JANG, CHRISTIAN Y is just one of the three contacts the company must manage. The 3 pending office actions represent a significant but technically concentrated portion of the company's current patent activity.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANG, CHRISTIAN Y | 1 | 68.5% | +21.0% |
| DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 1 | 57.6% | +49.6% |
| ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 1 | 64.0% | +37.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18717441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RESPIRATORY PHASE | JANG, CHRISTIAN Y | — |
| 18692347 | ORONASAL CUSHION AND PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | — |
| 18580177 | FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE, OXYGEN THERAPY INSTRUMENT AND VENTILATION TREATMENT SYSTEM | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18717441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RESPIRATORY PHASE | JANG, CHRISTIAN Y | — |
| 18692347 | ORONASAL CUSHION AND PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | — |
| 18580177 | FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE, OXYGEN THERAPY INSTRUMENT AND VENTILATION TREATMENT SYSTEM | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18717441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RESPIRATORY PHASE | JANG, CHRISTIAN Y | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18692347 | ORONASAL CUSHION AND PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18580177 | FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE, OXYGEN THERAPY INSTRUMENT AND VENTILATION TREATMENT SYSTEM | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
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