Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 14, 2026

K2M Inc.

6 pending office actions • 3 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
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.

3
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (33%)
1
Easy (17%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§102 only2 (33%)
Double-patenting only1 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (50%)

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
3
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
3
Business / Other
50% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE 2 83.2% +11.7%
WEISS, JESSICA 1 81.1% +32.6%
BATES, DAVID W 1 76.5% +17.0%
KU, SI MING 1 72.7% +32.9%
MATTHEWS, TESSA M 1 83.1% +24.0%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19065285 Modular Head Assembly GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE
18265321 Augmentable Expanding Implant MATTHEWS, TESSA M

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19083037 Expandable Implant with Worm Gear WEISS, JESSICA
19065521 Screw Inserter BATES, DAVID W
18884425 Modular Head Assembly For Spinal Fixation GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19083037 Expandable Implant with Worm Gear WEISS, JESSICA
19065285 Modular Head Assembly GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE
19065521 Screw Inserter BATES, DAVID W
18895716 Indicating, Auto-Resetting Head Inserter KU, SI MING
18884425 Modular Head Assembly For Spinal Fixation GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE
18265321 Augmentable Expanding Implant MATTHEWS, TESSA M

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3799 1
3775 1
3773 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19083037 Expandable Implant with Worm Gear WEISS, JESSICA §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2025
19065285 Modular Head Assembly GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2025
19065521 Screw Inserter BATES, DAVID W 3799 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2025
18895716 Indicating, Auto-Resetting Head Inserter KU, SI MING 3775 §102 Final Rejection Pending Sep 25, 2024
18884425 Modular Head Assembly For Spinal Fixation GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 13, 2024
18265321 Augmentable Expanding Implant MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2023

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