Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pateo Connect+ Technology (Shanghai) Corporation has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct art unit. The company's focus on transportation and mechanical systems is reflected in this specific examination context. The presence of only 1 pending matter indicates a streamlined prosecution phase for the company's current patent filings.
The portfolio is under the review of 1 distinct examiner. DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN is the busiest examiner, holding 1 busiest examiner pending action. This examiner is the only individual currently handling the company's pending matters at the patent office. This concentration of 1 pending office action under 1 distinct examiner in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field allows for a very focused legal strategy.
Because DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN is the sole examiner, his specific history and preferences will determine the success of the 1 busiest examiner pending action. This lack of examiner diversity reduces the complexity of managing the portfolio's current active matters. Practitioners can focus their resources on addressing the specific concerns of this 1 distinct examiner within the 1 distinct art unit. This targeted approach is essential for resolving the current 1 pending office action efficiently.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | 1 | 64.3% | +45.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18714092 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18714092 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3669 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18714092 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | 3669 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
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