Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Medidata Solutions Inc.

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Medidata Solutions Inc. is currently managing a single pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This active matter is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, ABOUELELA, MAY A, who is also the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. The data shows that the company's current prosecution activity is localized within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a highly concentrated effort on a single patent application.

With only 1 pending office action in total, the company's immediate patent goals are entirely dependent on the outcome of this one case. ABOUELELA, MAY A is the sole point of contact for the company's current prosecution needs. This concentration allows for a very specific and tailored approach to the examiner's requirements. However, the lack of diversity in examiners and the presence of only 1 distinct art unit suggest that the company does not currently have a broad or multi-front patent strategy in motion.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (100%)

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
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABOUELELA, MAY A 1 75.3% +36.1%
SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 1 30.8% +30.4%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18800375 SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING A USER'S MEDICAL CONDITION USING PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS ABOUELELA, MAY A —
18732403 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING DATA INTEGRITY IN A HEALTH ANALYSIS PLATFORM BY ASSESSING AND MODIFYING PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS BASED ON FILTERED HEALTHCARE DATA SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18800375 SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING A USER'S MEDICAL CONDITION USING PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS ABOUELELA, MAY A —
18732403 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING DATA INTEGRITY IN A HEALTH ANALYSIS PLATFORM BY ASSESSING AND MODIFYING PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS BASED ON FILTERED HEALTHCARE DATA SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 1
3684 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18800375 SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING A USER'S MEDICAL CONDITION USING PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS ABOUELELA, MAY A 3791 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 12, 2024
18732403 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING DATA INTEGRITY IN A HEALTH ANALYSIS PLATFORM BY ASSESSING AND MODIFYING PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS BASED ON FILTERED HEALTHCARE DATA SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 3684 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2024

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