Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH

Technology areas: Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH has 2 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are handled by 2 distinct examiners in 2 distinct art units, indicating that each pending matter occupies a separate examination assignment.

POLLOCK, GREGORY A is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The activity is therefore divided evenly across the identified examination paths. Counsel can address each application independently while preserving a common portfolio position on transportation, commerce, and mechanical-system claim scope.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
§103 only1 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
50% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
POLLOCK, GREGORY A 1 11.0% +12.5%
TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI 1 69.8% +55.4%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19481614 METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, CONTROL DEVICE AND FINANCE APPLICATION TERMINAL POLLOCK, GREGORY A —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19481614 METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, CONTROL DEVICE AND FINANCE APPLICATION TERMINAL POLLOCK, GREGORY A —
18971079 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SELF-SERVICE TERMINALS TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3691 1
2671 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19481614 METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, CONTROL DEVICE AND FINANCE APPLICATION TERMINAL POLLOCK, GREGORY A 3691 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2025
18971079 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SELF-SERVICE TERMINALS TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI 2671 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH have?

Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH applications?

Gregory A Pollock has the most, with 1 of Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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