Technology area: Computing & Software
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
Willis Group Limited has 1 pending office action in the Computing & Software sector. FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F is the 1 distinct examiner assigned to this case, representing the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. This activity is limited to 1 distinct art unit, showing a concentrated effort in a specific area of computing.
The data reveals a prosecution profile where 1 pending office action is the only active matter at the USPTO. Because FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F is the 1 distinct examiner involved, the company's success in the Computing & Software area currently depends on this single relationship. The 1 busiest examiner pending action matches the total pending count, leaving no room for examiner diversification. Practitioners should note that the matching count of 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner within 1 distinct art unit allows for a very focused prosecution strategy. However, this also means that any rejection from FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F affects the entire active portfolio. Navigating this 1 distinct art unit requires a deep understanding of its specific trends, as there are no other pending actions to provide broader context.
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 only | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F | 1 | 70.2% | +2.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17810245 | MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR COMPUTING FEATURE VECTORS ENCODING MARGINAL DISTRIBUTIONS | FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2128 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17810245 | MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR COMPUTING FEATURE VECTORS ENCODING MARGINAL DISTRIBUTIONS | FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F | 2128 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialWillis Group Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Omar F Fernandez Rivas has the most, with 1 of Willis Group Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
