Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

University College Cardiff Consultants Limited (Uc3)

Technology area: Computing & Software

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

University College Cardiff Consultants Limited (Uc3) is managing 1 pending office action in the Computing & Software technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO, who is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. The prosecution is occurring within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a specific technical focus for the current filing.

The presence of 1 distinct examiner means that the company's current success in the Computing & Software area depends on the review of MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO. Practitioners can focus their efforts on understanding the specific requirements of this examiner. The concentration within 1 distinct art unit further suggests that the company's current software-related patent efforts are not diversified across different USPTO departments.

With 1 pending office action, the portfolio's current administrative burden is low. The busiest examiner pending count of 1 is equal to the total number of pending actions, confirming that the entire active workload is under the jurisdiction of a single individual. This allows for a highly focused response strategy tailored to the 1 distinct examiner and the 1 distinct art unit involved.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO 1 50.0% +0.0%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18144820 AUTONOMOUS AND SEMANTIC OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN A BUILT ENVIRONMENT MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2129 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18144820 AUTONOMOUS AND SEMANTIC OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN A BUILT ENVIRONMENT MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO 2129 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 08, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does University College Cardiff Consultants Limited (Uc3) have?

University College Cardiff Consultants Limited (Uc3) has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most University College Cardiff Consultants Limited (Uc3) applications?

Narciso Eduardo Montes has the most, with 1 of University College Cardiff Consultants Limited (Uc3)'s pending office actions.

What technology area are University College Cardiff Consultants Limited (Uc3)'s patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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