Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
9 pending office actions • 2 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Ncsoft Corporation is managing 8 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 8 pending office actions are located within 2 distinct art units, indicating a concentration of technical focus despite the number of active cases. This suggests that the company's filings in this area are closely related. The use of 2 distinct art units means that the company's innovations are being evaluated by two specific technical groups within the patent office.
The portfolio is being reviewed by 8 distinct examiners, which means every single 1 pending office action is assigned to a different individual. POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH is the busiest examiner, holding 1 busiest examiner pending action. With 8 distinct examiners for the 8 pending office actions, the company must navigate eight different examination styles within only 2 distinct art units. This high ratio of examiners to art units requires a strategy that accounts for multiple individual perspectives on a relatively narrow set of technical standards, including the 1 busiest examiner pending action under POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH.
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 + other | 5 (56%) |
| §103 only | 1 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH | 1 | 26.5% | +39.6% |
| MISHLER, ROBIN J | 1 | 69.8% | +5.7% |
| CHAN, ALLEN | 1 | 70.3% | +35.1% |
| DOSHI, ANKIT B | 1 | 67.0% | +22.3% |
| WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | 1 | 66.2% | +26.1% |
| PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH | 1 | 75.7% | +28.4% |
| HANSEN, CONNOR LEVI | 1 | 71.2% | +38.3% |
| POE, KEVIN T | 1 | 39.4% | +16.4% |
| LI, HARRISON | 1 | 65.4% | +50.4% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19084094 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF USER CHARACTER | POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH | — |
| 19066916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | MISHLER, ROBIN J | — |
| 19066502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | CHAN, ALLEN | — |
| 19066576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | DOSHI, ANKIT B | — |
| 19066618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | — |
| 19013821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETING OBJECT IN GAME | PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH | — |
| 18982059 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TIME POINT AT WHICH DESIGNATED MOTION IS CAPTURED | HANSEN, CONNOR LEVI | — |
| 18912079 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRADING CONTENT | POE, KEVIN 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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19084094 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF USER CHARACTER | POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH | — |
| 19066502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | CHAN, ALLEN | — |
| 19066576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | DOSHI, ANKIT B | — |
| 19066618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | — |
| 19013821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETING OBJECT IN GAME | PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH | — |
| 18982059 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TIME POINT AT WHICH DESIGNATED MOTION IS CAPTURED | HANSEN, CONNOR LEVI | — |
| 18912079 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRADING CONTENT | POE, KEVIN T | — |
| 17854631 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ALLOCATING VIRTUAL MACHINE FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION | LI, HARRISON | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3692 | 1 |
| 2195 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19084094 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF USER CHARACTER | POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19066916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | MISHLER, ROBIN J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | CHAN, ALLEN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | DOSHI, ANKIT B | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19013821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETING OBJECT IN GAME | PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18982059 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TIME POINT AT WHICH DESIGNATED MOTION IS CAPTURED | HANSEN, CONNOR LEVI | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18912079 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRADING CONTENT | POE, KEVIN T | 3692 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 17854631 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ALLOCATING VIRTUAL MACHINE FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION | LI, HARRISON | 2195 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
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