Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

VBN Holdings, LLC

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

VBN Holdings, LLC currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner. The data shows that 1 distinct art unit is involved in the review of this pending matter. This single action constitutes the full extent of the company's current pending office action data, concentrated under one examiner and one art unit.

OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because there is only 1 pending office action total, this examiner is responsible for the entirety of the company's current pending workload. The use of 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner indicates a very narrow and focused prosecution path for the company's current filings.

This concentration allows the company to tailor its approach specifically to the requirements of the single examiner and art unit involved. Practitioners can leverage this focus by deeply analyzing the specific examination history of OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA within the assigned art unit.

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
OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA 1 46.0% +8.8%

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
18807232 SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC NETWORK AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3600 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18807232 SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC NETWORK AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA 3600 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does VBN Holdings, LLC have?

VBN Holdings, LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most VBN Holdings, LLC applications?

Chikaodinaka Ojiaku has the most, with 1 of VBN Holdings, LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are VBN Holdings, LLC'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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