Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Ochain S R L has 3 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, meaning at least one examiner is reviewing multiple applications. All 3 actions are located within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a consistent technical classification for the company's current filings. This 3 pending office actions total shows a focused effort within a specific technical niche.
The busiest examiner, BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M, is responsible for 2 busiest examiner pending actions. This means one examiner is handling a majority of the 3 total pending office actions. The remaining action is managed by the second distinct examiner. Practitioners should focus on the standards of the 1 distinct art unit while addressing the specific preferences of the two examiners. Having 2 distinct examiners within the same art unit allows for some comparison of examination practices. The concentration of 2 busiest examiner pending actions with BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M makes this examiner a key figure in the company's current prosecution efforts. Managing 2 distinct examiners across a single art unit requires a coordinated but flexible approach.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | 2 | 67.0% | +14.1% |
| SHABARA, HOSAM | 1 | 82.6% | +16.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18923844 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATIVE SYSTEM OF TRANSMISSIONS | SHABARA, HOSAM | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18995399 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATED COMPENSATING DEVICE OF THE TRAVEL OF SAID SUSPENSION | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | — |
| 18870979 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATIVE DEVICE FOR COMPENSATING CHAIN PULL | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18995399 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATED COMPENSATING DEVICE OF THE TRAVEL OF SAID SUSPENSION | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | — |
| 18870979 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATIVE DEVICE FOR COMPENSATING CHAIN PULL | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | — |
| 18923844 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATIVE SYSTEM OF TRANSMISSIONS | SHABARA, HOSAM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3611 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18995399 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATED COMPENSATING DEVICE OF THE TRAVEL OF SAID SUSPENSION | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | 3611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18870979 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATIVE DEVICE FOR COMPENSATING CHAIN PULL | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18923844 | BICYCLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION AND RELATIVE SYSTEM OF TRANSMISSIONS | SHABARA, HOSAM | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
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