Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zig-Zag Inc. is managing 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Both of these actions are located within 1 distinct art unit, which may lead to consistent technical feedback from the patent office. The portfolio involves 2 distinct examiners, including CHRISTOPHER B SEIBERT, who is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. This structure suggests that while the technical field is narrow, the prosecution experience may vary based on the specific examiner assigned to each case.
Because each of the 2 pending actions is handled by a different examiner, the company must address different individual approaches within the same 1 art unit. This requires a strategy that balances the technical standards of the art unit with the individual habits of the examiners. Practitioners should monitor both cases for any overlapping prior art or legal rejections that might be resolved through a unified argument. The presence of 2 examiners ensures that each matter receives independent review.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | 1 | 58.2% | +41.3% |
| ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 1 | 51.7% | +46.2% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19122928 | Device and Method for Assisting Overseas Provision of EC and Program Therefor | SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | — |
| 18110663 | Method and Program for Supporting Provision of EC to Overseas and Device Using Same | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19122928 | Device and Method for Assisting Overseas Provision of EC and Program Therefor | SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | — |
| 18110663 | Method and Program for Supporting Provision of EC to Overseas and Device Using Same | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3688 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19122928 | Device and Method for Assisting Overseas Provision of EC and Program Therefor | SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | 3688 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 18110663 | Method and Program for Supporting Provision of EC to Overseas and Device Using Same | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 3688 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialZig-Zag Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Christopher B Seibert has the most, with 1 of Zig-Zag Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
