Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Holtra AB currently has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This matter is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, which defines the technical environment for the company's current patent applications. This focus on 1 distinct art unit indicates that the company is pursuing a specific technological niche within the broader optics field.
The busiest examiner, STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK, is handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This 1 action is the only pending office action for the company at this time. Consequently, the company's immediate patent strategy is tied to the specific examination style and requirements of this 1 distinct examiner. Practitioners should focus on establishing a clear line of communication with this examiner, as the entire pending office action volume is concentrated under their supervision.
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.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK | 1 | 88.4% | +8.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18706283 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF DIELECTRIC PARTICLES | STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK | 30d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18706283 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF DIELECTRIC PARTICLES | STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK | 2877 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
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