Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Graphcore Limited

Technology area: Computing & Software

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Graphcore Limited currently has 1 pending office action in the Computing & Software technology area. This 1 pending office action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, MATTHEW BRYCE GOLAN. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, which indicates a focused technical classification for the company's current pending application.

MATTHEW BRYCE GOLAN is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, as he is responsible for the 1 pending office action currently active. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner involved, the entire progress of the company's pending intellectual property is dependent on this individual's assessment. The concentration of the workload into 1 distinct art unit means that the company's current computing innovation is being evaluated against a specific set of departmental standards.

For a practitioner, this data shows a concentrated prosecution environment with no opportunity to compare examiner behavior across different applications. The strategy for this portfolio is currently tied to the specific tendencies of 1 distinct examiner and the procedural norms of 1 distinct art unit. With only 1 pending office action, the company's immediate patent office activity is limited to this single point of contact.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE 1 0.0% +0.0%

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
18182567 Machine Learning System Enabling Effective Training GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE 1d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2123 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18182567 Machine Learning System Enabling Effective Training GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE 2123 §101§102§103§112 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Mar 13, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Graphcore Limited have?

Graphcore Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Graphcore Limited applications?

Matthew Bryce Golan has the most, with 1 of Graphcore Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Graphcore Limited's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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