Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hbs Hotel & Bau Swiss GmbH

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

Analysis

Hbs Hotel & Bau Swiss GmbH is currently prosecuting its patent applications within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The company has 1 pending office action, indicating a singular focus for its current legal and technical efforts. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, LOIKITH, CATHERINE A, who is the sole individual reviewing the company's pending claims. This arrangement allows for a simplified prosecution strategy that is tailored to the specific feedback of 1 distinct examiner, potentially leading to a more direct path to allowance.

The portfolio's current activity is restricted to 1 distinct art unit, which ensures that the technical review is conducted within a specific division of the USPTO. LOIKITH, CATHERINE A is the busiest examiner for this entity, with 1 busiest examiner pending action currently under review. Because this is the only 1 pending office action in the portfolio, the company's entire prosecution success currently depends on the outcome of this single case. This streamlined environment minimizes the administrative burden and allows the applicant to focus on the specific nuances of the assigned 1 distinct art unit and examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

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
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LOIKITH, CATHERINE A 1 85.1% +7.7%

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
18533159 LID LIFTER LOIKITH, CATHERINE A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3674 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18533159 LID LIFTER LOIKITH, CATHERINE A 3674 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hbs Hotel & Bau Swiss GmbH have?

Hbs Hotel & Bau Swiss GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hbs Hotel & Bau Swiss GmbH applications?

Catherine A Loikith has the most, with 1 of Hbs Hotel & Bau Swiss GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hbs Hotel & Bau Swiss 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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