Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
20 pending office actions • 4 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days
ConvaTec Limited currently manages 19 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 16 distinct examiners, which is a smaller number than the total 19 pending office actions. The portfolio involves 4 distinct art units, indicating that the company's filings are focused within a few technical groups. MARCETICH, ADAM M is the busiest examiner, currently handling 2 pending office actions.
The 16 distinct examiners involved suggest that most examiners are responsible for only one or two cases for the company. This distribution across 4 distinct art units requires the company to be prepared for various examination styles within Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. MARCETICH, ADAM M, with 2 pending office actions, represents a higher concentration of work than the other distinct examiners. Practitioners should note that the 19 pending office actions are subject to the discretion of these 16 distinct examiners.
The 4 distinct art units involved mean that the company must coordinate its prosecution strategy across a limited number of technical niches. With 19 pending office actions, the portfolio is relatively concentrated around the 16 distinct examiners. MARCETICH, ADAM M and their 2 pending office actions represent the highest point of examiner concentration for the company at this time.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 6 (30%) |
| §112 only | 2 (10%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (55%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3 | 62.0% | +44.1% |
| MARCETICH, ADAM M | 2 | 72.7% | +18.8% |
| SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 2 | 50.6% | +51.0% |
| PAL, PRINCE | 1 | 70.8% | +16.5% |
| YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | 1 | 55.1% | +30.0% |
| DAKKAK, JIHAD | 1 | 49.3% | +46.0% |
| HAN, SETH | 1 | 59.6% | +28.8% |
| WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 1 | 58.8% | +60.4% |
| MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 1 | 66.7% | +23.4% |
| SU, SUSAN SHAN | 1 | 71.7% | +23.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18744318 | WOUND DRESSING | MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI | 35d overdue |
| 17539516 | PACKAGED CATHETER ASSEMBLY | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 31d overdue |
| 17178528 | OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 14d |
| 19330464 | MEDICAL PACKAGING | PAL, PRINCE | — |
| 19064586 | WOUND DRESSINGS | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | — |
| 18891444 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | DAKKAK, JIHAD | — |
| 18891582 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | HAN, SETH | — |
| 18890941 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | MARCETICH, ADAM M | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17539516 | PACKAGED CATHETER ASSEMBLY | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 31d overdue |
| 18827220 | INTERMITTENT CATHETERS | MARCETICH, ADAM M | 4d overdue |
| 17178528 | OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 14d |
| 19330464 | MEDICAL PACKAGING | PAL, PRINCE | — |
| 19064586 | WOUND DRESSINGS | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | — |
| 18891444 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | DAKKAK, JIHAD | — |
| 18891582 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | HAN, SETH | — |
| 18890941 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | MARCETICH, ADAM M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 9 |
| 3735 | 1 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19330464 | MEDICAL PACKAGING | PAL, PRINCE | 3735 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19064586 | WOUND DRESSINGS | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 18891444 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | DAKKAK, JIHAD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891582 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | HAN, SETH | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18890941 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | MARCETICH, ADAM M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891501 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891175 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891659 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | SU, SUSAN SHAN | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891011 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18827220 | INTERMITTENT CATHETERS | MARCETICH, ADAM M | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18744318 | WOUND DRESSING | MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI | 3786 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18518077 | Ostomy Pouch | YANG, CHENG FONG | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18221674 | LOW PROFILE FILTER DEVICES SUITABLE FOR USE IN NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEMS | RASSAVONG, ERIC | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18326808 | OSTOMY APPLIANCE | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3781 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 17871373 | PACKAGED INTERMITTENT CATHETERS | FUBARA, BLESSING M | 1613 | DPOther | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17539516 | PACKAGED CATHETER ASSEMBLY | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2021 |
| 17539533 | PACKAGED CATHETER ASSEMBLY | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2021 |
| 17335505 | Ostomy Pouch | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Jun 01, 2021 |
| 17178501 | OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2021 |
| 17178528 | OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 3781 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Feb 18, 2021 |
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