Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
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 • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Formetco LLC is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, creating a singular point of contact for the company's current patent office engagement. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the prosecution strategy is highly localized.
MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. This represents the entirety of the 1 pending office action currently active for the company in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field. With only 1 matter pending, this examiner's review is the sole focus of the company's current prosecution efforts.
Practitioners can focus on the specific examination practices of the 1 distinct art unit identified. This concentration within a single art unit and a single examiner simplifies the administrative burden but ties the company's current success to the interpretation of 1 individual. Strategy should prioritize understanding the 1 distinct examiner's preferences within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN | 1 | 59.4% | +13.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18800060 | Ladder Lockout Assembly | MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18800060 | Ladder Lockout Assembly | MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3635 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18800060 | Ladder Lockout Assembly | MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN | 3635 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2024 |
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