Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hpl Technologies 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

Hpl Technologies GmbH is managing 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. CHRISTY, KATHERINE A is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 pending office action.

The distribution of 2 pending office actions across 2 distinct art units suggests that the company's chemical and materials research spans different regulatory classifications. With 2 distinct examiners involved, each handling 1 pending office action, there is no examiner overlap in the current pending workload. This requires the company to adapt to the specific preferences of multiple examiners simultaneously. Managing 2 pending office actions in 2 distinct art units means the company must track two different sets of examination guidelines. CHRISTY, KATHERINE A is responsible for only half of the current pending matters.

Practitioners should note that the 2 distinct art units may have different allowance rates and timelines. Because there are 2 distinct examiners, the company cannot rely on a single relationship to advance its Chemistry & Materials portfolio. Each 1 pending office action requires a unique legal strategy. The 2 pending office actions represent the current active prosecution challenges for Hpl Technologies GmbH.

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
RASHID, MAHBUBUR 1 67.8% +20.5%

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
18683721 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A WORKPIECE WITH A REFINEMENT LAYER, AND WORKPIECE WITH A REFINEMENT LAYER RASHID, MAHBUBUR —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18683721 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A WORKPIECE WITH A REFINEMENT LAYER, AND WORKPIECE WITH A REFINEMENT LAYER RASHID, MAHBUBUR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3616 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18683721 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A WORKPIECE WITH A REFINEMENT LAYER, AND WORKPIECE WITH A REFINEMENT LAYER RASHID, MAHBUBUR 3616 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hpl Technologies GmbH have?

Hpl Technologies GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hpl Technologies GmbH applications?

Mahbubur Rashid has the most, with 1 of Hpl Technologies GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hpl Technologies 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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