Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
17 pending office actions • 4 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse holds 15 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are concentrated within 4 distinct art units, suggesting the technical scope for the portfolio. Prosecution involves 11 distinct examiners, which is fewer than the total number of 15 pending office actions.
MATTHEW DANIEL HWANG is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 4 pending office actions. This concentration means a single examiner is responsible for a portion of the active matters. The remaining pending office actions are distributed among the other distinct examiners, showing a mix of concentrated and individual assignments.
The presence of 4 distinct art units for 15 pending office actions indicates that multiple matters are reviewed within the same groups. Practitioners may find opportunities for strategy across the 4 pending office actions assigned to MATTHEW DANIEL HWANG. This examiner concentration contrasts with the distribution seen across the other 11 distinct examiners.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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 | 3 (18%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (65%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (6%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 4 | 84.2% | +7.0% |
| COLLINS, JASON M | 3 | 74.8% | +13.0% |
| JOHNSTON, KEVIN ANDREW | 2 | 91.6% | +4.3% |
| BROOKS, KARA JEAN | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | 1 | 69.8% | +22.3% |
| WALKER, MICHAEL JAMES | 1 | 88.2% | -5.1% |
| SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | 1 | 62.9% | +22.9% |
| WU, JAMES | 1 | 70.7% | +33.3% |
| OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY | 1 | 55.2% | +52.3% |
| LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | 1 | 88.4% | +8.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17646317 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A ROTARY WHEEL MADE OF A NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND A BEARING PROVIDED WITH A CONE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 36d overdue |
| 19045062 | PIN FOR MUTUALLY ASSEMBLING TWO PARTS | BROOKS, KARA JEAN | — |
| 18942857 | HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT PROVIDED WITH A MECHANISM FOR DRIVING A JUMPING INDICATOR | WALKER, MICHAEL JAMES | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18954818 | WATCH COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR DETECTING A DEFECT IN WATER-RESISTANCE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — |
| 18955179 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING A WATCH MESSAGE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — |
| 18947472 | ASSEMBLY OF TWO TIMEPIECE COMPONENTS WITH IMPROVED ASSEMBLY MEANS | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — |
| 18942881 | HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT PROVIDED WITH A MECHANISM FOR DRIVING A JUMPING INDICATOR | JOHNSTON, KEVIN ANDREW | — |
| 18925183 | STUD-HOLDER FOR A HOROLOGICAL REGULATING MEMBER COMPRISING A STUD FITTED WITH AN ANTI-JAMMING ARM | COLLINS, JASON M | — |
| 18919700 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A HAND OF A WATCH | COLLINS, JASON M | — |
| 18918307 | WATCH COMPRISING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE | COLLINS, JASON M | — |
| 18915596 | DEVICE FOR RETAINING A MOVING PART | SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18947472 | ASSEMBLY OF TWO TIMEPIECE COMPONENTS WITH IMPROVED ASSEMBLY MEANS | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — |
| 18925183 | STUD-HOLDER FOR A HOROLOGICAL REGULATING MEMBER COMPRISING A STUD FITTED WITH AN ANTI-JAMMING ARM | COLLINS, JASON M | — |
| 18919700 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A HAND OF A WATCH | COLLINS, JASON M | — |
| 18918307 | WATCH COMPRISING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE | COLLINS, JASON M | — |
| 18915596 | DEVICE FOR RETAINING A MOVING PART | SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | — |
| 18887431 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC ITEM INCLUDING A SECURITY DEVICE FOR SECURING A COVER OF A REMOVABLE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE | WU, JAMES | — |
| 18612231 | NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL FOR MACHINING MICROMECHANICAL PARTS FROM A BLANK IN THE FORM OF A BAR OR STRIP | OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2831 | 3 |
| 3677 | 2 |
| 2118 | 1 |
| 2645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19045062 | PIN FOR MUTUALLY ASSEMBLING TWO PARTS | BROOKS, KARA JEAN | 3677 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 18954818 | WATCH COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR DETECTING A DEFECT IN WATER-RESISTANCE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18955179 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING A WATCH MESSAGE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18947472 | ASSEMBLY OF TWO TIMEPIECE COMPONENTS WITH IMPROVED ASSEMBLY MEANS | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18942857 | HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT PROVIDED WITH A MECHANISM FOR DRIVING A JUMPING INDICATOR | WALKER, MICHAEL JAMES | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18942881 | HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT PROVIDED WITH A MECHANISM FOR DRIVING A JUMPING INDICATOR | JOHNSTON, KEVIN ANDREW | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18925183 | STUD-HOLDER FOR A HOROLOGICAL REGULATING MEMBER COMPRISING A STUD FITTED WITH AN ANTI-JAMMING ARM | COLLINS, JASON M | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18919700 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A HAND OF A WATCH | COLLINS, JASON M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18918307 | WATCH COMPRISING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE | COLLINS, JASON M | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18915596 | DEVICE FOR RETAINING A MOVING PART | SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | 3677 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18887431 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC ITEM INCLUDING A SECURITY DEVICE FOR SECURING A COVER OF A REMOVABLE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE | WU, JAMES | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18819297 | TIMEPIECE REGULATING MEMBER COMPRISING AN IMPROVED INDEX SYSTEM | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18612231 | NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL FOR MACHINING MICROMECHANICAL PARTS FROM A BLANK IN THE FORM OF A BAR OR STRIP | OLSHANNIKOV, ALEKSEY | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18502163 | WATCH DIAL COMPRISING A LIGHTING DEVICE | JOHNSTON, KEVIN ANDREW | 2831 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18169957 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING A SHAFT OF A SPRUNG BALANCE | LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | 2831 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2023 |
| 17986450 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC OBJECT | CHEN, JUNPENG | 2645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 17646317 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A ROTARY WHEEL MADE OF A NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND A BEARING PROVIDED WITH A CONE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Dec 29, 2021 |
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