Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
21 pending office actions • 6 clients • 17 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
VIVICAR Law, PLLC handles patent prosecution in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, with 20 pending office actions and 379 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 76.19%, indicating that a substantial share of resolved matters reached allowance, while also leaving meaningful room for examination risk in this technology area.
The practice averages 3.42 office actions per allowance. That level suggests that successful matters commonly require continued prosecution rather than immediate resolution. Applicants considering this practice should account for the likelihood of multiple examiner interactions and plan claim development accordingly.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 9 (43%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | 3 | 54.9% | +32.1% |
| ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 2 | 65.2% | +20.9% |
| STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 2 | 75.6% | +14.9% |
| PENG, BO JOSEPH | 1 | 69.5% | +13.6% |
| RASSAVONG, ERIC | 1 | 70.7% | +35.4% |
| DICKINSON, PAUL W | 1 | 63.2% | +9.6% |
| CRAIG, KAILA ANGELIQUE | 1 | 33.8% | +25.2% |
| WENG, KAI H | 1 | 70.0% | +17.5% |
| DAKKAK, JIHAD | 1 | 49.3% | +46.0% |
| BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN | 1 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18381513 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 31d overdue |
| 19304171 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM | PENG, BO JOSEPH | — |
| 19057194 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED ABSORBENT CORE | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | — |
| 18865972 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM | RASSAVONG, ERIC | — |
| 18722126 | MICROFLUIDIC PREPARATION OF NANODROPLETS WITH FLUORINATED COMPOUND | DICKINSON, PAUL W | — |
| 18715854 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND PROCESS OF MAKING | WENG, KAI H | — |
| 18565852 | STABLE LIQUID PHANTOM FOR NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENCE VERIFICATION | HIGGINS, GERARD T | — |
| 18279654 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED ELASTIC PANELS | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18381513 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 31d overdue |
| 18719175 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A FLUORINATED GAS | CRAIG, KAILA ANGELIQUE | 12d |
| 19304171 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM | PENG, BO JOSEPH | — |
| 19057194 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED ABSORBENT CORE | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | — |
| 19102816 | SMART ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH AUTOMATED STOOL AND URINE DETECTION | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | — |
| 19102004 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH TRANSVERSAL BARRIER AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH ABSORBENT ARTICLE | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | — |
| 18865972 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM | RASSAVONG, ERIC | — |
| 18928677 | SMART ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH AUTOMATED EXUDATE DETECTION | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Ontex Group N.V. | 12 |
| Bracco | 4 |
| SURGVISION GMBH | 2 |
| Acist Medical Systems Inc. | 1 |
| Luigi Frati | 1 |
| SERICHIM SRL | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 12 |
| 1618 | 4 |
| 1622 | 2 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 1785 | 1 |
| 1621 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19304171 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM | Acist Medical Systems Inc. | PENG, BO JOSEPH | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19057194 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED ABSORBENT CORE | Ontex Group NV | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19102816 | SMART ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH AUTOMATED STOOL AND URINE DETECTION | Ontex Group NV | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | 3781 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19102004 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH TRANSVERSAL BARRIER AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH ABSORBENT ARTICLE | Ontex Group NV | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18865972 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM | Ontex Group NV | RASSAVONG, ERIC | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18928677 | SMART ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH AUTOMATED EXUDATE DETECTION | Ontex Group NV | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18722126 | MICROFLUIDIC PREPARATION OF NANODROPLETS WITH FLUORINATED COMPOUND | Bracco Suisse SA | DICKINSON, PAUL W | 1618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18719175 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A FLUORINATED GAS | Bracco Suisse SA | CRAIG, KAILA ANGELIQUE | 1618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18715854 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND PROCESS OF MAKING | Ontex Group NV | WENG, KAI H | 3781 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18715612 | WRAPPER FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLE | Ontex Group NV | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18708660 | MICROFLUIDIC PREPARATION OF FLUOROCARBON CROSS-LINKED VESICLES | Bracco Suisse SA | BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN | 1618 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18647064 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH ANTI-LEAKAGE TRANSVERSAL BARRIER | Ontex Group NV | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18687454 | 2,4-DIOXO-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS | Luigi Frati | VAJDA, KRISTIN ANN | 1622 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18565852 | STABLE LIQUID PHANTOM FOR NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENCE VERIFICATION | SurgVision GmbH | HIGGINS, GERARD T | 1785 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18381513 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING | Ontex Group NV | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18284515 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CYCLEN | Serichim Srl | CHAO, ALLEN | 1622 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18279654 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED ELASTIC PANELS | Ontex Group NV | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 3781 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 |
| 18267590 | PH RESPONSIVE CYANINE DYES AND CONJUGATES THEREOF | SurgVision GmbH | VU, JAKE MINH | 1618 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18027434 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED MULTI-LAYERED CORE | Ontex Group NV | ARBLE, JESSICA R | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2023 |
| 18017939 | MANUFACTURING OF DIMERIC CONTRAST AGENTS | BRACCO IMAGING S.P.A. | O DELL, DAVID K | 1621 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | Jan 25, 2023 |
| 17915915 | SMART ABSORBENT ARTICLES | Ontex Group NV | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial76.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Vivicar Law, Pllc were allowed, across 379 applications in USPTO records.
3.42 office actions per allowed application on average.
21 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 6 clients, before 17 examiners in 6 art units.
