Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and 1 distinct art unit. JAMES PILKINGTON is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action.
The 2 pending office actions are split between 2 distinct examiners, meaning each examiner is responsible for one matter. This distribution indicates that no single examiner is overwhelmed by the company's current filings. The 1 distinct art unit suggests that both actions are being reviewed within the same technical group. JAMES PILKINGTON is one of the two individuals managing the current workload in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics area.
Because the 2 pending office actions are located in 1 distinct art unit, the technical focus of the portfolio is concentrated. The prosecution team must manage relationships with 2 distinct examiners, including JAMES PILKINGTON. Each of these 2 distinct examiners handles 1 pending office action. This arrangement requires a strategy that addresses the individual preferences of both examiners while operating within the same art unit. The 1 pending office action managed by JAMES PILKINGTON represents half of the company's active matters.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PILKINGTON, JAMES | 1 | 70.2% | +35.7% |
| MAI, THIEN T | 1 | 59.2% | +19.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19244932 | ROLLING BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | — |
| 18272555 | ENERGY SUPPLY STATION FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION SITES AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH ELECTRICAL ENERGY | MAI, THIEN T | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19244932 | ROLLING BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | — |
| 18272555 | ENERGY SUPPLY STATION FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION SITES AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH ELECTRICAL ENERGY | MAI, THIEN T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2876 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19244932 | ROLLING BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 18272555 | ENERGY SUPPLY STATION FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION SITES AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH ELECTRICAL ENERGY | MAI, THIEN T | 2876 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
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