Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hoyt Archery Inc. currently has 3 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 3 pending matters are assigned to 2 distinct examiners. All active applications are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a very specific technical focus for the current portfolio and a streamlined interaction with the patent office.
The busiest examiner for the company is NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R, who is responsible for 2 pending office actions. The remaining 1 pending office action is handled by the other distinct examiner. This concentration of 2 actions with NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R within a single art unit suggests that this examiner manages the majority of the current prosecution workload for the 3 pending office actions. Practitioners should note that the examiner's decisions will significantly impact the overall success rate of the portfolio.
With 3 pending office actions located in only 1 distinct art unit, the company can focus its resources on the specific examination practices of that unit. The involvement of 2 distinct examiners provides some diversity in perspective, but the shared environment of the 1 distinct art unit likely harmonizes the prosecution experience. Strategizing for the 2 pending office actions under NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R should be the primary focus for the company's legal team.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R | 2 | 72.8% | +21.9% |
| SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | 1 | 65.3% | +12.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18967291 | Eccentrics for Archery Bows and Related Apparatuses | NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R | — |
| 18825360 | MATERIALS FOR USE IN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT | NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18967291 | Eccentrics for Archery Bows and Related Apparatuses | NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R | — |
| 18938892 | Accessory Support for An Archery Bow and Related Apparatuses | SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | — |
| 18825360 | MATERIALS FOR USE IN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT | NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3711 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18967291 | Eccentrics for Archery Bows and Related Apparatuses | NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18938892 | Accessory Support for An Archery Bow and Related Apparatuses | SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18825360 | MATERIALS FOR USE IN ARCHERY EQUIPMENT | NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R | 3711 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
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