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
Obo Bettermann Produktion Deutschland GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is located within a distinct art unit, reflecting a focused application of mechanical engineering principles. The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner, which centralizes the dialogue between the company and the patent office. This focused approach is typical for portfolios with limited active filings, where the goal is to resolve the outstanding matter efficiently through a single point of contact.
The busiest examiner, PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK, is responsible for the pending office action. Since this is the only pending action in the portfolio, the examiner's individual review will determine the immediate path forward for the company's intellectual property. This single-examiner environment simplifies the prosecution strategy by removing the need to reconcile different examiner viewpoints. Practitioners should prioritize a clear and direct dialogue with PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK to address any technical rejections or prior art concerns raised in the 1 distinct art unit.
The presence of a distinct art unit in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field indicates that the technology is being evaluated by a specific group of experts. Because there is only 1 pending office action, the practitioner can focus exclusively on the concerns of the assigned examiner. This concentrated effort is beneficial for ensuring a thorough and effective response to the patent office's requirements. Success in this matter will secure the company's position in the mechanical engineering sector and provide a foundation for future filings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 1 | 59.1% | +29.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18549994 | Method to manufacture a cable tray component, crimp press to manufacture such cable tray component and cable tray component manufactured therewith | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18549994 | Method to manufacture a cable tray component, crimp press to manufacture such cable tray component and cable tray component manufactured therewith | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18549994 | Method to manufacture a cable tray component, crimp press to manufacture such cable tray component and cable tray component manufactured therewith | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3725 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialObo Bettermann Produktion Deutschland GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Paul Derek Pressley has the most, with 1 of Obo Bettermann Produktion Deutschland GmbH & Co. Kg's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
