Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Scout Exchange LLC has 4 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 4 actions are handled by 3 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units. This indicates a small amount of examiner overlap within the portfolio, as 3 examiners are managing 4 actions. The 3 distinct art units suggest that the company's applications fall into several different technical categories, requiring attention to 3 different USPTO sections.
WEBB III, JAMES L is the busiest examiner, managing 2 pending office actions. This means WEBB III, JAMES L is responsible for 2 of the 4 pending office actions. With only 3 distinct examiners involved in total, the company's prosecution is relatively concentrated compared to other portfolios. Practitioners should focus their strategy on WEBB III, JAMES L, who manages 2 of the 4 pending office actions, while also accounting for the specific standards of the 3 distinct art units currently reviewing the company's applications.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (75%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBB III, JAMES L | 2 | 13.9% | +21.9% |
| LAKHANI, ANDREW C | 1 | 23.4% | +29.1% |
| OBAID, FATEH M | 1 | 68.0% | +35.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18741182 | TALENT PLATFORM EXCHANGE AND RECRUITER MATCHING SYSTEM | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3d overdue |
| 19324017 | CANDIDATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR RECRUITING SYSTEMS | LAKHANI, ANDREW C | — |
| 18734542 | TALENT PLATFORM EXCHANGE AND RATING SYSTEM | WEBB III, JAMES L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18741182 | TALENT PLATFORM EXCHANGE AND RECRUITER MATCHING SYSTEM | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3d overdue |
| 19324017 | CANDIDATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR RECRUITING SYSTEMS | LAKHANI, ANDREW C | — |
| 18916372 | SYSTEM AND INTERFACES FOR MANAGING TEMPORARY WORKERS | OBAID, FATEH M | — |
| 18734542 | TALENT PLATFORM EXCHANGE AND RATING SYSTEM | WEBB III, JAMES L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3624 | 2 |
| 3629 | 1 |
| 3627 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19324017 | CANDIDATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR RECRUITING SYSTEMS | LAKHANI, ANDREW C | 3629 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 18916372 | SYSTEM AND INTERFACES FOR MANAGING TEMPORARY WORKERS | OBAID, FATEH M | 3627 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18741182 | TALENT PLATFORM EXCHANGE AND RECRUITER MATCHING SYSTEM | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3624 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18734542 | TALENT PLATFORM EXCHANGE AND RATING SYSTEM | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialScout Exchange LLC has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
James L Webb III has the most, with 2 of Scout Exchange LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
