Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
5 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
SVolt Energy Technology Co., Ltd. currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are all concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, which suggests a specific technical focus for the company's software-related patent filings. Such concentration in 1 art unit can lead to a more predictable prosecution environment as the company deals with a consistent set of examination standards.
The workload is distributed between 2 distinct examiners, though the distribution is not equal. STCLAIR, ANDREW D is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 4 pending office actions. This heavy reliance on a single examiner means that the company's success in this technology area is significantly tied to the examination style and preferences of STCLAIR, ANDREW D. The presence of 2 distinct examiners overall provides some variety in the prosecution experience.
For the legal team, this data indicates that while there are 5 pending office actions, the primary focus of negotiation and response will be with STCLAIR, ANDREW D. Managing 4 of the pending actions, this examiner holds substantial influence over the portfolio's immediate progress. The 1 distinct art unit remains the dominant factor in their current USPTO standing, requiring a strategy tailored to that specific unit's requirements.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 2 (40%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 4 | 60.2% | +25.3% |
| PARK, LISA S | 1 | 77.4% | +22.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17764565 | COBALT-FREE CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE CATHODE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 516d overdue |
| 17764207 | COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 490d overdue |
| 18695317 | TOP COVER FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY | PARK, LISA S | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17763664 | Cobalt-free positive electrode material, preparation method thereof and lithium ion battery | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 525d overdue |
| 17764565 | COBALT-FREE CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE CATHODE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 516d overdue |
| 17764207 | COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 490d overdue |
| 17763220 | COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 407d overdue |
| 18695317 | TOP COVER FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY | PARK, LISA S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2178 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18695317 | TOP COVER FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY | PARK, LISA S | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 17764565 | COBALT-FREE CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE CATHODE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 2178 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 516d overdue | Pending | Mar 29, 2022 |
| 17764207 | COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 2178 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 490d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 17763664 | Cobalt-free positive electrode material, preparation method thereof and lithium ion battery | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 2178 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 525d overdue | Pending | Mar 25, 2022 |
| 17763220 | COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE LAMELLAR CATHODE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | STCLAIR, ANDREW D | 2178 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 407d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2022 |
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