Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days
Relievant Medsystems Inc. is managing 4 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These applications are distributed across 2 distinct art units, indicating a focused technical scope. The prosecution involves 3 distinct examiners, which suggests some overlap in the personnel reviewing the company's filings. This concentration within 2 distinct art units may allow for a more unified prosecution strategy across the 4 pending office actions.
GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. This concentration means that 2 of the company's 4 pending actions are under the review of a single individual. Practitioners should note that while there are 3 distinct examiners, the limited number of art units involved could lead to consistent examination patterns. Successfully navigating these 4 pending office actions requires understanding the specific preferences of GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY and the other 3 distinct examiners working in this technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | 2 | 76.5% | +37.3% |
| SIPP, AMY R. | 1 | 71.1% | +25.6% |
| SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 1 | 74.6% | +17.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18741637 | BONE ACCESS SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3d overdue |
| 18939441 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN INSTRUMENT THROUGH BONE | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | — |
| 18856570 | CONTROLLED BONE ACCESS AND OPERATOR FEEDBACK FEATURES | SIPP, AMY R. | — |
| 18360724 | RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF TISSUE WITHIN A VERTEBRAL BODY | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18741637 | BONE ACCESS SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3d overdue |
| 18939441 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN INSTRUMENT THROUGH BONE | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | — |
| 18856570 | CONTROLLED BONE ACCESS AND OPERATOR FEEDBACK FEATURES | SIPP, AMY R. | — |
| 18360724 | RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF TISSUE WITHIN A VERTEBRAL BODY | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 2 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18939441 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN INSTRUMENT THROUGH BONE | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18856570 | CONTROLLED BONE ACCESS AND OPERATOR FEEDBACK FEATURES | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18741637 | BONE ACCESS SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18360724 | RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF TISSUE WITHIN A VERTEBRAL BODY | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
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