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
Iconovo AB currently manages 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, PHILIPS, BRADLEY H, who also serves as the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, which suggests a specific focus for the company's current patent applications. Having 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved means the applicant can focus on a consistent strategy without navigating different examiner styles.
PHILIPS, BRADLEY H is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action, making this individual the primary point of contact at the office. For practitioners, this centralized oversight simplifies communication and allows for a direct negotiation process. The Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field involves specialized technical requirements, and having 1 distinct examiner provides an opportunity to build a focused legal argument. The administrative requirements for 1 pending office action are specific to this single matter. This structure allows for a dedicated allocation of resources toward achieving a successful outcome.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 1 | 67.4% | +30.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18274906 | MEDICAMENT PACKAGING | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18274906 | MEDICAMENT PACKAGING | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18274906 | MEDICAMENT PACKAGING | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
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