Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Protocol Insight Inc.

Technology area: Communications

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Protocol Insight Inc. currently has 1 pending office action in the Communications technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, indicating a concentrated prosecution effort. This focus allows the applicant to dedicate their legal resources to addressing the specific technical objections of 1 individual reviewer without the complexity of multiple pending cases.

The prosecution is situated within 1 distinct art unit, ensuring that the matter is governed by the technical standards of that specific group. The busiest examiner, BAYARD, EMMANUEL, is responsible for 1 pending office action. Because the entire pending portfolio is limited to 1 examiner in 1 art unit, the applicant can manage their USPTO interactions through a single point of contact, emphasizing the importance of this specific relationship.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (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
100% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BAYARD, EMMANUEL 1 90.0% +5.2%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19177734 CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY (CDR) CIRCUITRY UTILIZING BLIND SAMPLING BAYARD, EMMANUEL —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2633 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19177734 CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY (CDR) CIRCUITRY UTILIZING BLIND SAMPLING BAYARD, EMMANUEL 2633 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Protocol Insight Inc. have?

Protocol Insight Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Protocol Insight Inc. applications?

Emmanuel Bayard has the most, with 1 of Protocol Insight Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Protocol Insight Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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