Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
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 • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH operates in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area with 2 pending office actions. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, though they are both located within 1 distinct art unit. This structure suggests that while the examiners differ, the technical focus of the applications remains consistent within a specific regulatory group at the patent office, potentially allowing for more uniform arguments across the portfolio.
HELLNER, MARK is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. Since the 2 pending actions are divided equally among 2 examiners, the company faces a balanced workload across its active files. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit designation simplifies the technical landscape, even as they navigate the preferences of 2 different examiners. Effectively managing these 2 pending office actions requires a strategy that addresses the specific nuances of each examiner while maintaining a cohesive technical narrative for the mechanical systems involved.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELLNER, MARK | 1 | 90.4% | +8.5% |
| MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | 1 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038063 | LASER SCANNER | MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18268235 | PLATFORM FOR A MOBILE SCANNING ASSEMBLY, AND MOBILE SCANNING ASSEMBLY | HELLNER, MARK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18268235 | PLATFORM FOR A MOBILE SCANNING ASSEMBLY, AND MOBILE SCANNING ASSEMBLY | HELLNER, MARK | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18038063 | LASER SCANNER | MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | 3645 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
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