Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Wibu-Systems AG

Technology area: Networking & Security

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Wibu-Systems AG currently manages 1 pending office action within the Networking & Security technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is situated within a distinct art unit. This structure shows a concentrated prosecution profile with a single active matter currently under review at the USPTO.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C, who is handling 1 pending office action. Since there is only the pending action in total for Wibu-Systems AG, HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C is responsible for the company's entire active workload. The progress of the company's intellectual property in the Networking & Security sector is currently tied to this examiner's review.

For practitioners, the Wibu-Systems AG profile indicates a narrow prosecution channel. With 1 distinct examiner and the distinct art unit, there is no distribution of risk or workload across different parts of the USPTO. The focus on the art unit suggests a specific security technology is being pursued. Strategy must be tailored specifically to the requirements and tendencies of HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C to advance the pending action.

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
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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
HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C 1 76.7% +25.3%

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
18847602 LICENSE BINDING OF AN APPLICATION LICENSE TO A DEVICE HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C —

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
18847602 LICENSE BINDING OF AN APPLICATION LICENSE TO A DEVICE HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2432 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18847602 LICENSE BINDING OF AN APPLICATION LICENSE TO A DEVICE HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C 2432 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 16, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Wibu-Systems AG have?

Wibu-Systems AG has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Wibu-Systems AG applications?

Christopher C Harris has the most, with 1 of Wibu-Systems AG's pending office actions.

What technology area are Wibu-Systems AG's patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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