Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
2 pending office actions • 0 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Rittal GmbH & Co. KG has 2 pending office actions. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners. LU, HUA is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action.
The data indicates 0 distinct art units for these actions. With 2 distinct examiners involved for 2 pending office actions, the company is receiving feedback from two different individuals. This requires managing two separate prosecution tracks even with a small number of pending matters. Each of the 2 pending office actions is being reviewed by a unique examiner, necessitating a tailored approach for each file.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU, HUA | 1 | 69.4% | +26.4% |
| GREENLUND, JOSEPH A | 1 | 66.6% | +34.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18294584 | SWITCH CABINET ARRANGEMENT HAVING A HOUSING, ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE ACCOMMODATED THEREIN AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM | GREENLUND, JOSEPH A | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18708691 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING OR CONTROL SYSTEM | LU, HUA | — |
| 18294584 | SWITCH CABINET ARRANGEMENT HAVING A HOUSING, ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE ACCOMMODATED THEREIN AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM | GREENLUND, JOSEPH A | — |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18708691 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING OR CONTROL SYSTEM | LU, HUA | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18294584 | SWITCH CABINET ARRANGEMENT HAVING A HOUSING, ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE ACCOMMODATED THEREIN AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM | GREENLUND, JOSEPH A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
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