Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Tfi Marine Limited operates in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area and is currently facing 2 pending office actions. This indicates a level of activity where the company is actively responding to patent office inquiries. These actions are being handled by 1 distinct examiner, which suggests a focused review process. This concentration allows the company to develop a consistent rapport and understanding with the specific examiner assigned to the cases, potentially leading to more predictable prosecution outcomes for the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems portfolio.
The entire portfolio's current activity is confined to 1 distinct art unit, further emphasizing the specialized nature of the company's filings. STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY is the busiest examiner for the portfolio and is currently managing 2 pending actions. This means that STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY is responsible for the entirety of the company's pending workload. For practitioners, this situation highlights the importance of addressing the specific concerns of the examiner, as the decisions will directly impact the pending office actions. The focus within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field suggests a specific technological niche, and the resolution of these cases will significantly impact the company's protected status.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY | 2 | 63.2% | +14.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18254492 | MOORING COMPONENT | STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY | 28d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18254492 | MOORING COMPONENT | STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY | 28d |
| 18254493 | COMPRESSIVE ELEMENT FOR A MOORING COMPONENT | STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY | 28d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3615 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18254492 | MOORING COMPONENT | STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY | 3615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18254493 | COMPRESSIVE ELEMENT FOR A MOORING COMPONENT | STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY | 3615 | §112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
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