Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Cardiomech AS is managing a portfolio with 4 pending office actions, primarily focused on the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners. All 4 pending office actions are assigned within 1 distinct art unit, which indicates that the company's mechanical engineering innovations are being evaluated within a specific administrative section of the patent office. This concentration suggests that the company's applications are being reviewed against a consistent set of internal standards.
The busiest examiner for the company is NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA, who is currently handling 2 busiest examiner pending office actions. This means that 2 of the 4 pending office actions are managed by this specific individual. The remaining matters are handled by the other distinct examiners. This concentration within 1 distinct art unit implies that the company's prosecution strategy is tied to the prior art databases used by that unit. Practitioners should note that the results from the busiest examiner will significantly impact the overall portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (75%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 2 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 1 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | 1 | 66.2% | +58.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18842714 | SOFT TISSUE ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR HEART REPAIR | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | — |
| 18842737 | SOFT TISSUE ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR HEART REPAIR | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | — |
| 17298098 | Device for Heart Repair | ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17298098 | Device for Heart Repair | ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18842714 | SOFT TISSUE ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR HEART REPAIR | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18842702 | SOFT TISSUE ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR HEART REPAIR | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18842737 | SOFT TISSUE ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR HEART REPAIR | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 17298098 | Device for Heart Repair | ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2021 |
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