Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Marsoner Thomas has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Anna L Gordon is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending action. The prosecution is limited to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a singular focus for the current patenting effort in this technical field.
With 1 pending office action, the current patenting effort is focused on a single outcome and a single point of contact at the USPTO. The involvement of 1 art unit suggests the technology falls within a specific mechanical or e-commerce classification, allowing for a targeted analysis of relevant prior art. Success in this action depends on meeting the specific requirements and addressing the technical concerns raised by Anna L Gordon during the examination process.
Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific technical requirements and examination style of Anna L Gordon to move this case toward allowance. Because the portfolio involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the applicant can dedicate resources to resolving the issues in this pending action. However, this concentration also means that the current patenting success is dependent on the outcome of this single examination within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, ANNA L | 1 | 72.8% | +29.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19064004 | PASSENGER DRONE FOR TRANSPORTING WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS WITH STRAPPED-ON WINTER SPORTS EQUIPMENT | GORDON, ANNA L | 29d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19064004 | PASSENGER DRONE FOR TRANSPORTING WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS WITH STRAPPED-ON WINTER SPORTS EQUIPMENT | GORDON, ANNA L | 29d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3642 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19064004 | PASSENGER DRONE FOR TRANSPORTING WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS WITH STRAPPED-ON WINTER SPORTS EQUIPMENT | GORDON, ANNA L | 3642 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
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