Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
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
Sphero Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. WASHINGTON, JAMARES is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action.
This indicates that the 2 pending office actions are being reviewed independently by different examiners. The involvement of 2 distinct art units suggests that the transportation and mechanical technologies are split between specialized groups. Practitioners must navigate the specific requirements of 2 distinct examiners to advance these 2 pending office actions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON, JAMARES | 1 | 81.4% | +11.4% |
| WASEL, MOHAMED A | 1 | 89.8% | +11.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18957014 | SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE WITH COLOR DIFFERENTIATED FUNCTIONS | WASHINGTON, JAMARES | — |
| 18751324 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS | WASEL, MOHAMED 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18957014 | SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE WITH COLOR DIFFERENTIATED FUNCTIONS | WASHINGTON, JAMARES | — |
| 18751324 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS | WASEL, MOHAMED A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3661 | 1 |
| 2454 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18957014 | SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE WITH COLOR DIFFERENTIATED FUNCTIONS | WASHINGTON, JAMARES | 3661 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18751324 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS | WASEL, MOHAMED A | 2454 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2024 |
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