Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Felica Networks Inc.

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

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Felica Networks Inc. has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, indicating separate examination paths without an identified examiner or unit cluster.

MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Portfolio coordination should emphasize consistent claim and disclosure positions across otherwise separate assignments.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (33%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (33%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (33%)
§103 only1 (33%)
No statute on record1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
33% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
67% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B 1 44.7% +14.8%
TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC 1 30.8% +66.7%
BUNKER, WILLIAM B 1 79.8% +94.4%

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
19104322 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17044620 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD BUNKER, WILLIAM B 44d overdue
19104322 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B —
18546253 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3692 1
2196 1
3691 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19104322 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B 3692 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 17, 2025
18546253 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC 2196 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 11, 2023
17044620 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD BUNKER, WILLIAM B 3691 — Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Oct 01, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Felica Networks Inc. have?

Felica Networks Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Felica Networks Inc. applications?

Clifford B Madamba has the most, with 1 of Felica Networks Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Felica Networks Inc.'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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