Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Gfi Usa LLC

Technology area: Networking & Security

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Gfi Usa LLC has 2 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, indicating separate examination assignments.

SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The data does not show concentration with one examiner or art unit. Practitioners should prepare matter-specific responses while keeping technical terminology consistent across the portfolio.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
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 (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (50%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
No statute on record1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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
SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J 1 67.7% +36.1%
KAUR, PAMIT 1 80.2% +19.3%

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
19229686 Local Transparent Extensibility and Routing Slip Extensibility for Business Process Execution Language SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J —

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
18587067 Extensible Analytics and Recommendation Engine for Network Traffic Data KAUR, PAMIT 15d overdue
19229686 Local Transparent Extensibility and Routing Slip Extensibility for Business Process Execution Language SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2459 1
2416 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19229686 Local Transparent Extensibility and Routing Slip Extensibility for Business Process Execution Language SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J 2459 §101§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2025
18587067 Extensible Analytics and Recommendation Engine for Network Traffic Data KAUR, PAMIT 2416 Other Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Feb 26, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Gfi Usa LLC have?

Gfi Usa LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Gfi Usa LLC applications?

Mehulkumar J Shah has the most, with 1 of Gfi Usa LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Gfi Usa LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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