Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Milestone Entertainment LLC has 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 actions are distributed among 2 distinct examiners but are both located within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that while the individual examiners differ, the technical subject matter of the 2 pending office actions falls under the same specialized group at the USPTO. Such a concentration allows for a unified understanding of the art unit's specific examination standards.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is LARSEN, CARL VICTOR, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, each examiner is handling exactly 1 action. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit provides a consistent technical framework for both pending matters. Practitioners should note that the 2 pending office actions will be governed by the specific practices of the 1 distinct art unit, even though they are being examined by 2 different individuals. This structure provides a level of predictability regarding the examination environment despite the involvement of 2 distinct examiners.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (33%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, PATRICK | 1 | 26.3% | +33.9% |
| LARSEN, CARL VICTOR | 1 | 69.6% | +19.9% |
| HSU, RYAN | 1 | 56.6% | +17.4% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18739332 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN GAMING ENVIRONMENTS | HSU, RYAN | 17d overdue |
| 19458010 | MEHTODS, ARCHITECTURES AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AUDIBLE CONTENT | KIM, PATRICK | — |
| 18963860 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN LOTTERY AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS | LARSEN, CARL VICTOR | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18739332 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN GAMING ENVIRONMENTS | HSU, RYAN | 17d overdue |
| 19458010 | MEHTODS, ARCHITECTURES AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AUDIBLE CONTENT | KIM, PATRICK | — |
| 18963860 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN LOTTERY AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS | LARSEN, CARL VICTOR | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3629 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19458010 | MEHTODS, ARCHITECTURES AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AUDIBLE CONTENT | KIM, PATRICK | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 18963860 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN LOTTERY AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS | LARSEN, CARL VICTOR | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18739332 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN GAMING ENVIRONMENTS | HSU, RYAN | 3715 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
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