Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
5 pending office actions • 3 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Ferroelectric Memory GmbH maintains a patent portfolio in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area with 6 pending office actions. These actions are distributed across 6 distinct examiners, indicating that no individual is handling multiple pending matters for the company. The prosecution activity is spread across 4 distinct art units, suggesting a variety of technical focuses within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field.
SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE is identified as the busiest examiner, though they only hold 1 busiest examiner pending action. This distribution shows that the pending office actions are handled by 6 different individuals, as the number of examiners matches the total number of actions. Practitioners should note that the 4 distinct art units represent a broader organizational footprint than the number of examiners might suggest if they were all in 1 unit. The 1 busiest examiner pending action for SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE confirms that the workload is perfectly dispersed among the individuals currently engaged with the portfolio. This lack of examiner concentration across the 4 distinct art units may require a more varied approach to prosecution strategy.
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 | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE | 1 | 89.6% | +6.2% |
| WALL, VINCENT | 1 | 62.5% | +24.4% |
| KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 1 | 85.7% | +7.6% |
| SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN | 1 | 51.7% | +48.7% |
| NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | 1 | 65.0% | +26.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18487502 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A FERROELECTRIC DEVICE | KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 73d overdue |
| 18486180 | MEMORY CELL ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS | SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN | 33d |
| 18830663 | MEMORY CELL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF READING A CAPACITIVE MEMORY CELL | SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE | — |
| 18777621 | MEMORY CELL, CAPACITIVE MEMORY STRUCTURE, AND METHODS THEREOF | WALL, VINCENT | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18486180 | MEMORY CELL ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS | SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN | 33d |
| 18777621 | MEMORY CELL, CAPACITIVE MEMORY STRUCTURE, AND METHODS THEREOF | WALL, VINCENT | — |
| 17814745 | MEMORY CELL AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A MEMORY CAPACITOR | NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2893 | 2 |
| 2825 | 1 |
| 2899 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18830663 | MEMORY CELL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF READING A CAPACITIVE MEMORY CELL | SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE | 2825 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18777621 | MEMORY CELL, CAPACITIVE MEMORY STRUCTURE, AND METHODS THEREOF | WALL, VINCENT | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18487502 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A FERROELECTRIC DEVICE | KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 2893 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18486180 | MEMORY CELL ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS | SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN | 2899 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 17814745 | MEMORY CELL AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A MEMORY CAPACITOR | NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2022 |
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