Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
7 pending office actions • 1 client • 7 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
MBHB manages 1253 career applications for Trading Technologies International, Inc. within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 94.72 percent for this client. This success rate is achieved alongside an average of 4.92 office actions per allowance. Currently, there are 4 pending office actions for this specific client portfolio.
The volume of 1253 career applications indicates a long-standing relationship between the firm and Trading Technologies International, Inc. The average of 4.92 office actions per allowance reflects the firm's willingness to engage in extensive negotiations with the patent office to secure rights. With 4 pending office actions, the firm continues to actively manage new developments in the transportation and e-commerce sectors.
The firm's resolved allowance rate of 94.72 percent provides a clear metric for its performance in obtaining patent grants. This rate is notable when considered alongside the prosecution process, which suggests a detailed approach to each application. The data from these career applications offers a comprehensive view of the firm's history in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 4 (57%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (14%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (14%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KWONG, CHO YIU | 1 | 32.3% | +4.3% |
| ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B | 1 | 89.2% | +6.8% |
| DANG, PHONG H | 1 | 80.9% | +10.7% |
| TRAN, HAI | 1 | 62.1% | +31.8% |
| MILLER, JAMES H | 1 | 40.9% | +36.5% |
| NGUYEN, LIZ P | 1 | 61.1% | +6.0% |
| LIU, I JUNG | 1 | 61.8% | +33.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19254712 | Tailored Messaging | ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18536529 | Order Entry Actions | LIU, I JUNG | 7d |
| 18807002 | Flexible Price-Volume Indicator | NGUYEN, LIZ P | 40d |
| 19306239 | Configurable Oder Entry, Matching, Coordination, and Market Data Intervals | KWONG, CHO YIU | — |
| 19210506 | Distributed Spreading Tools and Methods | TRAN, HAI | — |
| 19001109 | Dynamic Strategy Management Tool | MILLER, JAMES H | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18536529 | Order Entry Actions | LIU, I JUNG | 7d |
| 19234987 | BUFFERING ELEMENTS FOR PROCESSING | DANG, PHONG H | — |
| 19210506 | Distributed Spreading Tools and Methods | TRAN, HAI | — |
| 19001109 | Dynamic Strategy Management Tool | MILLER, JAMES H | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 7 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3693 | 1 |
| 2447 | 1 |
| 3694 | 1 |
| 3696 | 1 |
| 3695 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19306239 | Configurable Oder Entry, Matching, Coordination, and Market Data Intervals | Trading Technologies International, Inc. | KWONG, CHO YIU | 3693 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 19254712 | Tailored Messaging | Trading Technologies International, Inc. | ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B | 2447 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19234987 | BUFFERING ELEMENTS FOR PROCESSING | Trading Technologies International, Inc. | DANG, PHONG H | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| 19210506 | Distributed Spreading Tools and Methods | Trading Technologies International, Inc. | TRAN, HAI | §101Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 | |
| 19001109 | Dynamic Strategy Management Tool | Trading Technologies International, Inc. | MILLER, JAMES H | 3694 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18807002 | Flexible Price-Volume Indicator | Trading Technologies International, Inc. | NGUYEN, LIZ P | 3696 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18536529 | Order Entry Actions | Trading Technologies International, Inc. | LIU, I JUNG | 3695 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
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