Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd. is managing 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners, with NGUYEN, LAM S identified as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. The prosecution is distributed across 2 distinct art units, indicating that the company's semiconductor and optics technologies are being reviewed by different technical groups.

With 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, the prosecution strategy must account for two different examination styles. NGUYEN, LAM S handles 1 of the 2 pending actions, while another examiner handles the other, meaning no single examiner controls the entire portfolio. The involvement of 2 distinct art units suggests that the 2 pending actions may involve different sub-technologies within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field. Practitioners should monitor the specific behaviors of both examiners to ensure a consistent approach across the 2 pending matters. This distribution across 2 art units requires a broader monitoring of art unit trends.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (50%)
§112 only1 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
100% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, LAM S 1 78.9% +0.3%
CORDERO, LINA M 1 71.7% +38.0%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18249108 ENERGY METERING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM CORDERO, LINA M —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18249108 ENERGY METERING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM CORDERO, LINA M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2853 1
2857 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18253237 CIRCUIT POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLOWMETER, AND FLOWMETER NGUYEN, LAM S 2853 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 17, 2023
18249108 ENERGY METERING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM CORDERO, LINA M 2857 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd. have?

Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd. applications?

Lam S Nguyen has the most, with 1 of Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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