Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Jung Mo Kim is currently managing 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners, yet both are assigned to 1 distinct art unit. This indicates that the pending applications are technically similar enough to be reviewed within the same administrative group.
SHAHINIAN, LEVON J is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. This is one of the 2 pending office actions for the applicant. The presence of multiple distinct examiners within 1 art unit provides an opportunity to compare examination styles while dealing with a consistent set of art unit policies.
The small volume of 2 pending actions allows for a focused prosecution strategy. With 2 distinct examiners involved, the applicant can compare different approaches to the company's technical claims. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit allows for a unified strategy regarding technical arguments and prior art interpretations. This focus helps in maintaining a cohesive narrative across all pending applications in the portfolio. The applicant can focus on building a consistent body of evidence that satisfies the specific requirements of this administrative group.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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 | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | 1 | 85.6% | -6.5% |
| BELL, SPENCER E | 1 | 63.3% | +12.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18835172 | HIGH-PRESSURE WASHER | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18834910 | HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING DEVICE | BELL, SPENCER E | 36d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1711 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18835172 | HIGH-PRESSURE WASHER | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | 1711 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18834910 | HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING DEVICE | BELL, SPENCER E | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
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