Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Uptodate Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

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

Analysis

Uptodate Inc. currently has 1 pending office action in the technology area of Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. This single action is located in 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a very specific technical focus for the company's current patent activity. The prosecution involves 1 distinct examiner, meaning the entire pending portfolio is under the review of a single individual. This concentration is typical for a company with only one pending matter at the patent office, but it places a high level of importance on the relationship with this specific examiner. For practitioners, this means that the outcome of the company's current prosecution efforts depends entirely on the review of this single examiner within this specific art unit.

NGUYEN, TRAN N is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. Since there is only 1 pending action and 1 distinct examiner, this examiner is responsible for the company's entire pending portfolio. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit reflects a very specific technical focus for the company's current patent activity. For practitioners, this means that the outcome of the company's current prosecution efforts depends entirely on the review of this single examiner within this specific art unit. There are no other pending actions to provide a baseline for comparison or to diversify the company's risk across different examiners or art units. This singular focus requires a highly targeted prosecution strategy that addresses the specific concerns of the assigned examiner.

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
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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
NGUYEN, TRAN N 1 61.8% +16.9%

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
19347487 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTED CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS BASED ON EXTRACTED PREDICTOR VARIABLES NGUYEN, TRAN N —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19347487 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTED CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS BASED ON EXTRACTED PREDICTOR VARIABLES NGUYEN, TRAN N —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3685 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19347487 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTED CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS BASED ON EXTRACTED PREDICTOR VARIABLES NGUYEN, TRAN N 3685 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 01, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Uptodate Inc. have?

Uptodate Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Uptodate Inc. applications?

Tran N Nguyen has the most, with 1 of Uptodate Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Uptodate Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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