Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Authentix, Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. Marin Pichler is identified as the busiest examiner, responsible for 1 pending office action. The distribution shows that each pending action is handled by a different examiner in a different art unit, which may lead to different prosecution timelines.
The presence of 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units for 2 pending office actions indicates a lack of concentration in the portfolio's current prosecution. Marin Pichler's workload of 1 pending office action is part of the 2 pending office actions in total. Because the 2 pending office actions are spread across 2 distinct art units, the company is engaging with multiple specialized groups. Marin Pichler and the other examiner are working within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field to resolve the 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICHLER, MARIN | 1 | 63.4% | +9.6% |
| WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 1 | 62.1% | +29.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18858059 | METASURFACE-BASED ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DEVICE | PICHLER, MARIN | — |
| 18596204 | STABLE NIR ABSORBANCE AND FLUORESCENCE REFERENCE STANDARDS | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18596204 | STABLE NIR ABSORBANCE AND FLUORESCENCE REFERENCE STANDARDS | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 1 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18858059 | METASURFACE-BASED ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DEVICE | PICHLER, MARIN | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18596204 | STABLE NIR ABSORBANCE AND FLUORESCENCE REFERENCE STANDARDS | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAuthentix, Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Marin Pichler has the most, with 1 of Authentix, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
