Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Hastamat Verpackungstechnik GmbH + Co. Kg has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The prosecution involves a distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. FERRERO, EDUARDO R is the busiest examiner for the company, managing the 1 pending office action. The focus on a single examiner and art unit for the matter suggests a concentrated legal strategy. This allows for a direct and consistent relationship with FERRERO, EDUARDO R during the examination process. The 1 distinct art unit provides the specialized technical environment for the mechanical matter.
The Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area covers the active matter currently pending for the company. Having only a distinct examiner ensures that all feedback is centralized and originates from FERRERO, EDUARDO R. The 1 distinct art unit indicates that the pending application is being reviewed by a specific group of mechanical experts. With a single pending office action, the company can focus its resources on resolving the current examiner concerns. This distinct examiner and art unit represent the entirety of the company's current patent office engagement. The pending office action is the sole focus of the company's active prosecution.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERRERO, EDUARDO R | 1 | 61.9% | +43.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18863499 | TURNING UNIT AND METHOD FOR TURNING AN OPEN CONTAINER CONTAINING FLAT PRODUCTS, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PORTIONED FILLING OF FLAT PRODUCTS | FERRERO, EDUARDO R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3731 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18863499 | TURNING UNIT AND METHOD FOR TURNING AN OPEN CONTAINER CONTAINING FLAT PRODUCTS, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PORTIONED FILLING OF FLAT PRODUCTS | FERRERO, EDUARDO R | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
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