Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Dolphin Design maintains 1 pending office action focused in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The portfolio shows no diversification in its current state, as it involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. AMIT R BHATIA serves as the busiest examiner, managing 1 pending office action. With only one examiner and one art unit involved, the prosecution strategy is currently focused on a single point of contact at the patent office.
The presence of 1 pending office action suggests a very targeted or early-stage prosecution effort. This action is situated within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area, which is the sole technical focus reported. AMIT R BHATIA is the only examiner assigned to the company's pending work, meaning his individual review will determine the immediate success of the filing. Because there are 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the company does not have the benefit of comparing examiner behaviors across different cases.
The entire workload is concentrated in one area under one individual. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific examination style of AMIT R BHATIA to navigate this single pending office action effectively. The alignment of the total pending actions with a single examiner and art unit indicates a singular focus for the current prosecution cycle. This lack of diversification means that the company's success in this technology area depends on the review of this specific examiner.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHATIA, AMIT R | 1 | 72.7% | +17.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18743314 | PULSE COUNTER | BHATIA, AMIT R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18743314 | PULSE COUNTER | BHATIA, AMIT R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2842 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18743314 | PULSE COUNTER | BHATIA, AMIT R | 2842 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialDolphin Design has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Amit R Bhatia has the most, with 1 of Dolphin Design's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
