Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Vocalink International Limited

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Vocalink International Limited has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are spread across 3 examiners and 3 art units, indicating separate examination channels for each pending matter.

ANDERSON, MICHAEL W is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The data supports coordinated portfolio review, but response arguments should remain specific to the assigned application and art unit.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (67%)
§103 only1 (33%)

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
3
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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ANDERSON, MICHAEL W 1 44.1% +53.1%
KING, DAVIDA LEE 1 34.0% +38.3%
CASTILHO, EDUARDO D 1 48.7% +18.8%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18749480 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK MESSAGING INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT REGIONS ANDERSON, MICHAEL W —
17925310 AN APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ASSOCIATING A FIRST PARTY AND A SECOND PARTY CASTILHO, EDUARDO D —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18749480 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK MESSAGING INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT REGIONS ANDERSON, MICHAEL W —
18027735 An Electronic Device, Method and Computer Program Product for Instructing Performance of a Transaction which has been Requested at an Automated Teller Machine KING, DAVIDA LEE —
17925310 AN APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ASSOCIATING A FIRST PARTY AND A SECOND PARTY CASTILHO, EDUARDO D —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3693 1
3699 1
3698 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18749480 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK MESSAGING INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT REGIONS ANDERSON, MICHAEL W 3693 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 20, 2024
18027735 An Electronic Device, Method and Computer Program Product for Instructing Performance of a Transaction which has been Requested at an Automated Teller Machine KING, DAVIDA LEE 3699 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 22, 2023
17925310 AN APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ASSOCIATING A FIRST PARTY AND A SECOND PARTY CASTILHO, EDUARDO D 3698 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Vocalink International Limited have?

Vocalink International Limited has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Vocalink International Limited applications?

Michael W Anderson has the most, with 1 of Vocalink International Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Vocalink International Limited'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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