Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (50%) |
| §112 only | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, LAM S | 1 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| CORDERO, LINA M | 1 | 71.7% | +38.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18249108 | ENERGY METERING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CORDERO, LINA M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18249108 | ENERGY METERING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CORDERO, LINA M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2853 | 1 |
| 2857 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Start Free TrialGoldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Lam S Nguyen has the most, with 1 of Goldcard Smart Group Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.