Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Flint Group Germany GmbH currently manages 1 pending office action within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a specific technical focus for the company's active prosecution. The presence of this 1 action suggests a targeted phase of patent examination within this specialized field. This concentration allows for a dedicated response strategy tailored to the requirements of the 1 distinct art unit.
The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner, ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D. As the busiest examiner for the company, ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D is responsible for 1 pending office action. This alignment shows that the company's immediate examiner interaction is limited to 1 person within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field. Consequently, the examiner holds the primary responsibility for reviewing the company's current technical claims.
Practitioners can note that the current pending workload is the sole focus of examiner communications. The involvement of 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner for this matter characterizes a highly specific and concentrated prosecution profile. Navigating the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area requires addressing the specific feedback provided in the pending office action to advance the portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | 1 | 40.8% | +15.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18791508 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A RELIEF PRECURSOR FOR PRODUCING A RELIEF STRUCTURE | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18791508 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A RELIEF PRECURSOR FOR PRODUCING A RELIEF STRUCTURE | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2853 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18791508 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A RELIEF PRECURSOR FOR PRODUCING A RELIEF STRUCTURE | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialFlint Group Germany GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Joshua D Zimmerman has the most, with 1 of Flint Group Germany GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
