Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Olympus Winter&Ibe GmbH

Technology areas: Communications • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Olympus Winter&Ibe GmbH has 1 pending office action in the Communications technology area. This single matter is assigned to examiner DHOOGE, DEVIN J. Since there is only 1 pending office action, the company's current prosecution activity is focused on this individual case. This singular focus allows for a comprehensive strategy tailored to the specific feedback from the examiner. The concentrated effort ensures that the legal response is as effective as possible.

The case is located within 1 distinct art unit. DHOOGE, DEVIN J is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the company's current communication portfolio is under a single line of review. This highly focused profile indicates a specific technical objective for the pending matter. The success of the company's current communications strategy depends entirely on the resolution of this one office action. By focusing on 1 pending office action, the company can ensure its technical arguments are perfectly tuned for the assigned examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
50% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE 1 91.0% +7.3%
DHOOGE, DEVIN J 1 71.3% +31.7%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18954806 MEDICAL CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGES AND PROCESSING SAID IMAGES BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE —
18947843 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA USING AN AI SYSTEM DHOOGE, DEVIN J —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18947843 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA USING AN AI SYSTEM DHOOGE, DEVIN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3794 1
2677 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18954806 MEDICAL CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGES AND PROCESSING SAID IMAGES BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE 3794 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 21, 2024
18947843 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA USING AN AI SYSTEM DHOOGE, DEVIN J 2677 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Olympus Winter&Ibe GmbH have?

Olympus Winter&Ibe GmbH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Olympus Winter&Ibe GmbH applications?

Abigail Marie Bock has the most, with 1 of Olympus Winter&Ibe GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Olympus Winter&Ibe GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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