Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
7 pending office actions • 3 clients • 7 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
MacMillan, Sobanksi & Todd, LLC (BV Clients) operates in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area, with 475 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 84.52 percent. This 84.52 percent allowance rate reflects the firm's steady performance in securing patent rights for its medical and mechanical engineering clients.
On average, the firm receives 2.47 office actions per allowance. This metric of 2.47 office actions indicates an efficient prosecution style, often reaching an allowance in several interactions with the patent office. Currently, the firm has 5 pending office actions. These 5 pending office actions represent the firm's active workload relative to its 475 career applications. The combination of an 84.52 percent allowance rate and a 2.47 average for office actions suggests that the firm effectively manages its clients' portfolios with a focus on timely outcomes.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (86%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 1 | 68.5% | +48.2% |
| LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 1 | 73.7% | +29.9% |
| WEISS, JESSICA | 1 | 81.0% | +33.0% |
| HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 1 | 77.9% | +19.2% |
| ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 1 | 61.2% | +35.2% |
| KRINKER, YANA B | 1 | 58.5% | +31.6% |
| BATES, DAVID W | 1 | 76.4% | +16.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18241292 | Vaporization Devices That Include a Light Source | KRINKER, YANA B | 22d |
| 19382853 | Expandable Spacer with Internal Expansion Actuator | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | — |
| 19324731 | IMPROVEMENTS IN BONE SCREWS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19228140 | Expandable Intervertebral Spacers | WEISS, JESSICA | — |
| 19056197 | Intervertebral Spacers | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
| 18794430 | HOLDERS, KITS, AND METHODS | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18196210 | Orthopedic Screw with Radiolucent and Radiopaque Thread Portions | BATES, DAVID W | 11d overdue |
| 18241292 | Vaporization Devices That Include a Light Source | KRINKER, YANA B | 22d |
| 19382853 | Expandable Spacer with Internal Expansion Actuator | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | — |
| 19324731 | IMPROVEMENTS IN BONE SCREWS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19228140 | Expandable Intervertebral Spacers | WEISS, JESSICA | — |
| 19056197 | Intervertebral Spacers | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | — |
| 18794430 | HOLDERS, KITS, AND METHODS | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Degen Medical, Inc. | 3 |
| GLW | 3 |
| Slap N Tickle Ltd. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 1755 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19382853 | Expandable Spacer with Internal Expansion Actuator | Degen Medical, Inc. | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2025 |
| 19324731 | IMPROVEMENTS IN BONE SCREWS | Glw, Inc. | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19228140 | Expandable Intervertebral Spacers | Degen Medical, Inc. | WEISS, JESSICA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 | |
| 19056197 | Intervertebral Spacers | Degen Medical, Inc. | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| 18794430 | HOLDERS, KITS, AND METHODS | Glw, Inc. | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 3736 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18241292 | Vaporization Devices That Include a Light Source | Slap N Tickle Ltd. | KRINKER, YANA B | 1755 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18196210 | Orthopedic Screw with Radiolucent and Radiopaque Thread Portions | Glw, Inc. | BATES, DAVID W | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
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