Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
C4 Laser Technology GmbH maintains a company patent portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The portfolio currently features 1 pending office action. This single action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, which represents the current point of interaction with the USPTO.
The work is conducted within 1 distinct art unit, aligning with the requirements of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field. Christopher P Schwartz is the busiest examiner for this portfolio and is currently responsible for the 1 pending office action. As there is 1 pending action, this examiner handles the current active correspondence for the company.
Practitioners should note that the outcome of this 1 pending office action is the current focus for the development of the portfolio. The involvement of 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit means that the prosecution strategy is directed toward a single individual and unit. Success in this 1 pending office action will depend on addressing the specific concerns of Christopher P Schwartz within the context of the 1 distinct art unit.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 1 | 85.5% | +6.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18272809 | Method for Producing a Braking Element and Braking Element | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18272809 | Method for Producing a Braking Element and Braking Element | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 3616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialC4 Laser Technology GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Christopher P Schwartz has the most, with 1 of C4 Laser Technology GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
