Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
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
Vocalink International Limited manages 3 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are spread across 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, indicating a diversified prosecution footprint. ANDERSON, MICHAEL W. is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, holding 1 pending office action. The fact that each of the 3 pending office actions is in a different art unit and with a different examiner suggests that the company's innovations cover a broad range of technical classifications.
This lack of concentration in examiners or art units may result in varied prosecution outcomes across the current portfolio. With 3 distinct examiners reviewing 3 pending office actions, the company must adapt to three different sets of examiner preferences and procedural styles. The involvement of 3 distinct art units further underscores the technical breadth of the company's active filings, as each matter is being examined under a unique classification.
ANDERSON, MICHAEL W. handles 1 pending office action, which is the same volume as the other examiners in this decentralized group. Practitioners should expect to manage three entirely separate prosecution tracks, as there is no overlap in the personnel or art units responsible for the company's current Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems matters. This structure requires a broad strategy to handle the diverse examiner pool and varied technical standards across the 3 distinct art units.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (67%) |
| §103 only | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, MICHAEL W. | 1 | 44.7% | +52.7% |
| KING, DAVIDA LEE | 1 | 35.6% | +36.4% |
| CASTILHO, EDUARDO D | 1 | 48.6% | +18.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due 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 | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3600 | 1 |
| 3699 | 1 |
| 3698 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18749480 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK MESSAGING INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT REGIONS | ANDERSON, MICHAEL W. | 3600 | §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§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free Trial