Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Communications
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Remetal International Inc. has 1 pending office action within the Communications technology area. This single action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is being processed in 1 distinct art unit. The busiest examiner, LEE, BENEDICT E, is currently handling 1 busiest examiner pending action.
The alignment of the portfolio within 1 distinct art unit suggests a specific focus on communications technology. Because LEE, BENEDICT E is the only examiner involved, the company's current prosecution strategy must be tailored to this individual's specific interpretation of the 1 pending office action. This creates a high-stakes environment where the outcome of the company's current patent efforts depends entirely on a single examiner's review. For a company with 1 pending office action, the outcome of this single case in the Communications area is the sole determinant of its current patent success. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit requires a focused strategy tailored to the specific requirements of LEE, BENEDICT E.
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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, BENEDICT E | 1 | 87.6% | +13.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18929611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECYCLED METAL USING AI AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME | LEE, BENEDICT E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18929611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECYCLED METAL USING AI AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME | LEE, BENEDICT E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2665 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18929611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECYCLED METAL USING AI AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME | LEE, BENEDICT E | 2665 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
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