Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Inka Entworks Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Computing & Software technology area. This portfolio is distributed across 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The presence of this 1 pending office action shows the current volume of activity for this entity. Practitioners should note the involvement of the 1 distinct art unit, which defines the examination environment. The coordination of the response within this technical center is a key consideration for the legal team.
SMITH, CHENECA is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. While the company workload involves 1 distinct examiner, this specific official is responsible for 1 matter. This concentration suggests that the innovations are being evaluated by a group within the Computing & Software field. Having 1 distinct examiner involved means that the prosecution strategy must account for the individual tendencies of this official. This examiner may bring a specific perspective to the claims, requiring a specific approach for the individual case file.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, CHENECA | 1 | 69.8% | +47.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18852851 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURITY FOR DEX FILE PROTECTION AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SECURITY | SMITH, CHENECA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18852851 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURITY FOR DEX FILE PROTECTION AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SECURITY | SMITH, CHENECA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2192 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18852851 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURITY FOR DEX FILE PROTECTION AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SECURITY | SMITH, CHENECA | 2192 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialInka Entworks Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Cheneca Smith has the most, with 1 of Inka Entworks Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.