Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Trotec Laser GmbH is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 pending office actions are distributed between 2 distinct examiners, which indicates that the company is dealing with different examination styles. However, both actions are located within 1 distinct art units, suggesting a high level of technical focus. This 1 distinct art units figure indicates that the current filings are being reviewed under a unified set of standards.
LEE JR, WOODY A is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This 1 busiest examiner pending action is one of the 2 pending office actions currently active. Because both actions are in the same unit, the applicant can expect a consistent application of art unit policies, even with 2 distinct examiners. Practitioners should focus on the specific nuances of the 1 distinct art units while tailoring their arguments to the assigned officials. The 1 busiest examiner pending action under LEE JR, WOODY A will require a strategy that aligns with the broader Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering goals.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (33%) |
| §112 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE JR, WOODY A | 1 | 84.6% | +12.9% |
| ISKRA, JOSEPH W | 1 | 71.3% | +27.2% |
| THONG, YEONG JUEN | 1 | 49.4% | +53.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18694789 | Method for determining a position of a workpiece in a processing chamber of a laser plotter for cutting, engraving, marking and/or lettering the workpiece, and method for calibrating and laser plotter therefor | LEE JR, WOODY A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17797836 | LASER PLOTTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LASER PLOTTER | THONG, YEONG JUEN | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18003513 | LASER PLOTTER | ISKRA, JOSEPH W | 2d overdue |
| 18694789 | Method for determining a position of a workpiece in a processing chamber of a laser plotter for cutting, engraving, marking and/or lettering the workpiece, and method for calibrating and laser plotter therefor | LEE JR, WOODY A | — |
| 17797836 | LASER PLOTTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LASER PLOTTER | THONG, YEONG JUEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3761 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18694789 | Method for determining a position of a workpiece in a processing chamber of a laser plotter for cutting, engraving, marking and/or lettering the workpiece, and method for calibrating and laser plotter therefor | LEE JR, WOODY A | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18003513 | LASER PLOTTER | ISKRA, JOSEPH W | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 17797836 | LASER PLOTTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LASER PLOTTER | THONG, YEONG JUEN | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
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