Technology area: Computing & Software
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Siemens Industry Software Ltd. is currently managing 3 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are distributed across 3 distinct examiners, meaning that each pending matter is being reviewed by a different individual. This total lack of examiner overlap across the 3 pending actions requires a highly individualized prosecution strategy for every case in the current portfolio.
The portfolio is also spread across 3 distinct art units, matching the number of examiners and pending actions. This one-to-one-to-one ratio between 3 pending office actions, 3 distinct examiners, and 3 distinct art units suggests a diverse range of software technologies being patented. NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI is the busiest examiner, though she is only responsible for 1 pending office action, reflecting the even distribution of the workload.
With 3 distinct art units involved, the company must navigate three different sets of technical examination standards. The fact that 3 distinct examiners are each handling 1 pending action means there is no opportunity to apply successful arguments from one case to another. Practitioners must be prepared for three unique prosecution paths to resolve the 3 pending office actions currently active in the Computing & Software sector.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE | 1 | 68.2% | +15.1% |
| MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN | 1 | 67.3% | +13.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18559074 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUGGESTING AN ENGINEERING TOOL | PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE | — |
| 18040007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMULATING AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) SYSTEM | MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18559074 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUGGESTING AN ENGINEERING TOOL | PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE | — |
| 18040007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMULATING AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) SYSTEM | MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2187 | 1 |
| 2189 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18559074 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUGGESTING AN ENGINEERING TOOL | PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE | 2187 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18040007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMULATING AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) SYSTEM | MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN | 2189 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSiemens Industry Software Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Andre Pierre Louis has the most, with 1 of Siemens Industry Software Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
