Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
4 pending office actions • 2 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Institut Polytechnique De Grenoble is managing 4 pending office actions within the Networking & Security technology area. These actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners, meaning that every pending matter is currently being reviewed by a different individual. This level of examiner diversity suggests that the company is receiving a range of feedback across its Networking & Security portfolio.
While the examiners are varied, the 4 pending office actions are concentrated within 2 distinct art units. This indicates that while the individual reviewers differ, the technical classification of the work is relatively consistent. Prosecution teams must navigate the specific cultures of these 2 art units while addressing the unique requirements of 4 different examiners.
The busiest examiner, FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M, is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Given that there are 4 pending office actions in total, the 1 busiest examiner pending action represents only a portion of the active cases. This distribution minimizes the risk associated with any one examiner's specific tendencies, as the 4 distinct examiners provide a broad base for potential patent grants within the 2 distinct art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 2 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M | 1 | 45.7% | +35.3% |
| JOHNSON, CARLTON | 1 | 58.0% | +33.0% |
| NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI | 1 | 71.5% | +19.5% |
| LAROCQUE, EMILY E | 1 | 80.6% | +13.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18604656 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A PHAGE OR ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY WITH RESPECT TO A BACTERIAL STRAIN | FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M | — |
| 18006456 | CHAOTIC PHYSICAL TRUE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | LAROCQUE, EMILY E | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18006923 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF A FLUID | NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI | 28d overdue |
| 18109815 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALWARES IN A RESOURCES CONSTRAINED DEVICE | JOHNSON, CARLTON | 36d |
| 18604656 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A PHAGE OR ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY WITH RESPECT TO A BACTERIAL STRAIN | FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M | — |
| 18006456 | CHAOTIC PHYSICAL TRUE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | LAROCQUE, EMILY E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2436 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18604656 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A PHAGE OR ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY WITH RESPECT TO A BACTERIAL STRAIN | FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18109815 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALWARES IN A RESOURCES CONSTRAINED DEVICE | JOHNSON, CARLTON | 2436 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 18006923 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF A FLUID | NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 18006456 | CHAOTIC PHYSICAL TRUE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | LAROCQUE, EMILY E | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
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