Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Moon Bong Lee currently has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, ALIE, GHASSEM, who is the busiest examiner for the company with 1 pending case. The prosecution is situated within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a focused effort on a single medical device patent application that requires a targeted prosecution strategy.
Since there is only 1 pending office action, the success of the current patent effort depends on effectively addressing the concerns of ALIE, GHASSEM. This examiner's history and the specific standards of the 1 distinct art unit are the most critical factors for the practitioner to consider. The concentration of the portfolio into 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit simplifies the administrative process but increases the importance of this single interaction. Practitioners should focus on tailoring their arguments to the specific technical requirements of the medical device unit involved. With only 1 pending action, significant resources can be dedicated to ensuring a favorable outcome from this single examiner, as their decision will determine the immediate success of the current patent efforts.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIE, GHASSEM | 1 | 69.4% | +32.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18899833 | TAPE CUTTER | ALIE, GHASSEM | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18899833 | TAPE CUTTER | ALIE, GHASSEM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3724 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18899833 | TAPE CUTTER | ALIE, GHASSEM | 3724 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialMoon Bong Lee has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Ghassem Alie has the most, with 1 of Moon Bong Lee's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
