Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
6 pending office actions • 4 clients • 6 examiners • 4 art units • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SCHLEE IP INTERNATIONAL, P.C. has handled 441 career applications, primarily in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm boasts a high resolved allowance rate of 93.33 percent. Prosecution is efficient, averaging 2.6 office actions per allowance, indicating an effective strategy for securing patent grants in these fields. This combination of high success and efficiency is a significant advantage for its clients.
Currently, the firm has 5 pending office actions. This small number of active matters is part of its 441 career applications. The 93.33 percent allowance rate is an excellent metric for the mechanical and e-commerce sectors. With 2.6 office actions per allowance, the firm demonstrates a consistent ability to navigate the USPTO and achieve high success rates without excessive delays. This data reflects a firm that delivers exceptional results with a streamlined approach to patent acquisition in its specialized 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 1 | 62.2% | +27.9% |
| LIANG, SHIBIN | 1 | 62.8% | +17.0% |
| DUDA, RINA I | 1 | 80.2% | +10.1% |
| MAESTRI, PATRICK J | 1 | 73.4% | +14.9% |
| LIANG, HONGYE | 1 | 63.8% | +52.2% |
| LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE | 1 | 46.9% | +59.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18848192 | Calibration system and calibration method for calibrating a building platform system in an additive manufacturing device | LIANG, SHIBIN | — |
| 18712742 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR OF AN ELEVATOR UNIT, THE ELEVATOR CAR BEING MOVABLE IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT | DUDA, RINA I | — |
| 18573479 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING WALL MODULE SYSTEM | MAESTRI, PATRICK J | — |
| 17550958 | ARTIFICIAL VIRUS PRESENTING CELLS | LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19076319 | System for Imaging and Analysis of Human Lesions | PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 26d overdue |
| 18254886 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRONE ALONG A SHAFT | LIANG, HONGYE | 4d overdue |
| 18848192 | Calibration system and calibration method for calibrating a building platform system in an additive manufacturing device | LIANG, SHIBIN | — |
| 18712742 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR OF AN ELEVATOR UNIT, THE ELEVATOR CAR BEING MOVABLE IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT | DUDA, RINA I | — |
| 18573479 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING WALL MODULE SYSTEM | MAESTRI, PATRICK J | — |
| 17550958 | ARTIFICIAL VIRUS PRESENTING CELLS | LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Inventio | 3 |
| Pensievision, Inc. | 1 |
| Additivestream4D GmbH | 1 |
| Diagnologix, LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3799 | 1 |
| 3633 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 1637 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19076319 | System for Imaging and Analysis of Human Lesions | Pensievision, Inc. | PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 18848192 | Calibration system and calibration method for calibrating a building platform system in an additive manufacturing device | Additivestream4D GmbH | LIANG, SHIBIN | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| 18712742 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR OF AN ELEVATOR UNIT, THE ELEVATOR CAR BEING MOVABLE IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT | Inventio AG | DUDA, RINA I | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 | |
| 18573479 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING WALL MODULE SYSTEM | Inventio AG | MAESTRI, PATRICK J | 3633 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18254886 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRONE ALONG A SHAFT | Inventio AG | LIANG, HONGYE | 3664 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 17550958 | ARTIFICIAL VIRUS PRESENTING CELLS | Diagnologix, LLC | LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE | 1637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2021 |
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