Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Viax Dental Technologies LLC has 2 pending office actions localized in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Despite having multiple actions, the company works with only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. PATEL, YOGESH P is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, holding responsibility for both of the 2 pending office actions. This concentration means that a single examiner's perspective will significantly influence the outcome for the company's current medical device and mechanical engineering filings.
The use of 1 distinct art unit further suggests that these applications share closely related technical classifications, which can lead to a more consistent examination experience. Because PATEL, YOGESH P is managing the 2 pending office actions, the company has a singular point of contact for its active prosecution. This arrangement allows for a more streamlined dialogue with the patent office, as the same examiner is reviewing all current matters within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector.
Practitioners can leverage this concentration to ensure that arguments and amendments are consistent across the pending office actions. The fact that 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit are involved simplifies the management of the company's current intellectual property portfolio, as there are no competing examiner styles or art unit standards to navigate. This centralized structure provides a clear path for the company's active medical device filings.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, YOGESH P | 2 | 57.9% | +58.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18748503 | System For Preparing Teeth For The Placement Of Veneers | PATEL, YOGESH P | — |
| 18389466 | Method For Producing a Dentist Tool | PATEL, YOGESH P | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18748503 | System For Preparing Teeth For The Placement Of Veneers | PATEL, YOGESH P | — |
| 18389466 | Method For Producing a Dentist Tool | PATEL, YOGESH P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3772 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18748503 | System For Preparing Teeth For The Placement Of Veneers | PATEL, YOGESH P | 3772 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18389466 | Method For Producing a Dentist Tool | PATEL, YOGESH P | 3772 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
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