Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Rakuten Group Inc.

47 pending office actions • 30 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 47 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 85 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

47
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
23
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (2)

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.

30
Hard (64%)
16
Medium (34%)
1
Easy (2%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only8 (17%)
§101 + other19 (40%)
§103 only14 (30%)
§102 only2 (4%)
§112 only1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
2% of docket
9
Information Tech
19% of docket
5
Communications
11% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
26
Mechanical / Eng
55% of docket
6
Business / Other
13% 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.

470 h
Manual time on pending OAs
94 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
164 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF 2 16.2% +14.4%
TRUONG, BENJAMIN LY 2 0.0% +0.0%
MILLER, JAMES H 1 39.3% +34.8%
ALGIBHAH, MAHER N 1 87.8% +19.4%
MALKOWSKI, MARK A 1 47.0% +9.1%
FERRER, JEDIDIAH P 1 52.2% +40.3%
GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE 1 43.0% +51.8%
TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER 1 82.6% +10.3%
OYEBISI, OJO O 1 50.2% +11.9%
CLARE, MARK C 1 14.3% +19.8%

Hard Cases (30)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18961665 ELECTRONIC TICKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC TICKET MANAGEMENT METHOD, VISITOR TERMINAL, SERVER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM IS RECORDED JOSEPH, TONYA S 126d overdue
18486529 POLICY EVALUATION DEVICE, POLICY EVALUATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THAT STORES POLICY EVALUATION PROGRAM VIG, NARESH 60d overdue
18647082 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR VAN BRAMER, JOHN W 45d overdue
18508817 FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING DEVICE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING METHOD THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 45d overdue
18954737 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 35d overdue
18925681 SEARCH DEVICE, SEARCH METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E 30d overdue
17644385 NUTRIENT AMOUNT DETERMINATION DEVICE, NUTRIENT AMOUNT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING NUTRIENT AMOUNT DETERMINATION PROGRAM FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA 28d overdue
19063508 PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM CLARE, MARK C 23d overdue

Interview Candidates (9)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19063508 PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM CLARE, MARK C 23d overdue
19221524 SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM FERRER, JEDIDIAH P 8d
19294191 AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM MILLER, JAMES H
19263515 SEARCH CONTROL SYSTEM, SEARCH CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM ALGIBHAH, MAHER N
19132894 ITEM LIST PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVER, TERMINAL, ITEM LIST PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE
19082290 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEMORY TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER
18289090 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM OYEBISI, OJO O
18289947 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3628 4
3622 4
3689 3
3625 2
2668 2
3626 2
2148 2
3694 1
2165 1
3696 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19294191 AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM MILLER, JAMES H 3694 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2025
19263515 SEARCH CONTROL SYSTEM, SEARCH CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM ALGIBHAH, MAHER N 2165 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 09, 2025
19228751 SETTLEMENT SYSTEM, WEARABLE DEVICE, PROCESSING EXECUTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM MALKOWSKI, MARK A 3696 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2025
19221524 SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM FERRER, JEDIDIAH P 2153 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending May 29, 2025
19132894 ITEM LIST PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVER, TERMINAL, ITEM LIST PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE 3689 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 27, 2025
19082290 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEMORY TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER 4100 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2025
18289090 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM OYEBISI, OJO O 3695 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2025
19063508 PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM CLARE, MARK C 3628 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Feb 26, 2025
19008896 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM VO, HUYEN X §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 03, 2025
18991880 PRODUCT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVER, PRODUCT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM LUDWIG, PETER L 3627 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 23, 2024
18961665 ELECTRONIC TICKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC TICKET MANAGEMENT METHOD, VISITOR TERMINAL, SERVER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM IS RECORDED JOSEPH, TONYA S 3628 §101 Non-Final OA 126d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
18954737 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 3625 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2024
18932637 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM LEVENTAL, YUVAL HAIM §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2024
18931708 LISTING INFORMATION REGISTRATION DEVICE, LISTING INFORMATION REGISTRATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM PUTTAIAH, ASHA 3691 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 30, 2024
18861342 PROMOTION OF TICKETS FOR EVENT VETTER, DANIEL 3628 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 29, 2024
18925681 SEARCH DEVICE, SEARCH METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E 3688 §101 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2024
18898711 LEARNING SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM DHOOGE, DEVIN J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18821287 PRODUCT WEBPAGE ATTRIBUTE VALUE QUALITY DETERMINATION AND PREDICTION NEAL, ALLISON MICHELLE 3625 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 30, 2024
18804761 ELECTRONIC FLEA MARKET SERVER, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM GODBOLD, DAVID GARRISON 3628 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18765474 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM ROSEN, NICHOLAS D 3689 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 08, 2024
18714779 OUTPUT APPARATUS, OUTPUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM MANGIALASCHI, TRACY 2668 §112 Final Rejection Pending May 30, 2024
18647082 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR VAN BRAMER, JOHN W 3622 §101§112 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2024
18696991 LAYOUT ANALYSIS SYSTEM, LAYOUT ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM LIN, JESSICA YIFANG 2668 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 28, 2024
18687770 IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM SHERALI, ISHRAT I 2667 §101§103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18686882 LEARNING SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM SORRIN, AARON JOSEPH 2672 §101§102§103§112 Final Rejection 13d Pending Feb 27, 2024
18525377 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR MACHINE LEARNING BASOM, BLAINE T §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 30, 2023
18564234 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AIRFRAME ORIENTATION CASS, JEAN PAUL 3666 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2023
18508817 FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING DEVICE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING METHOD THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 3665 §103§112 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2023
18289947 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF 3622 §101§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 08, 2023
18503618 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HINCKLEY, CHASE PAUL §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2023
18486529 POLICY EVALUATION DEVICE, POLICY EVALUATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THAT STORES POLICY EVALUATION PROGRAM VIG, NARESH 3622 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2023
18467503 ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEM, ORDER PROCESSING METHOD, AND ORDER RECEPTION TERMINAL WEINER, ARIELLE E 3689 §101 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Sep 14, 2023
18339641 DETECTING DEVICE, DETECTING METHOD, MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TAN, DAVID H 2145 §103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18319017 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM PARTHASARATHY, SAICHARAN 2146 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2023
18029047 REWARD GRANTING SYSTEM, SERVER SYSTEM, REWARD GRANTING METHOD AND PROGRAM OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF 3622 §101 Final Rejection Pending Mar 28, 2023
18018269 LEARNING SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM ILES, TYLER EDWARD 2122 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 27, 2023
18003385 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD JAMES, DOMINIQUE NICOLE 2666 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Dec 27, 2022
17928614 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM TRUONG, BENJAMIN LY 3626 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 29, 2022
17928606 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM TRUONG, BENJAMIN LY 3626 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
17928607 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM SANKS, SCHYLER S 2129 §101§102 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Nov 29, 2022
17783651 ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM YESILDAG, MEHMET 3624 §101§102 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 29, 2022
17952839 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM MUSTAFA, MOHAMMED H 3693 §101§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending Sep 26, 2022
17911768 AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM SALEHI, HELAI 2433 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 15, 2022
17911407 LEARNING MODEL EVALUATION SYSTEM, LEARNING MODEL EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM ASGARI, SIMA 3698 §103 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Sep 13, 2022
17644385 NUTRIENT AMOUNT DETERMINATION DEVICE, NUTRIENT AMOUNT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING NUTRIENT AMOUNT DETERMINATION PROGRAM FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA 1685 §101 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2021
17616674 LEARNING SYSTEM AND LEARNING METHOD FOR MULTI-LABEL DATA RECOGNITION GORMLEY, AARON PATRICK 2148 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 06, 2021
17055996 FRAUD ESTIMATION SYSTEM, FRAUD ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM ABOU EL SEOUD, MOHAMED 2148 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 17, 2020

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