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
John Robert Scott Mitchell has 1 pending office action in the technology area of Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. This action is assigned to a distinct examiner. The prosecution is located within a sole art unit, indicating a singular focus for the current patent application. This concentration suggests that the applicant's immediate legal strategy is tied to a specific technical niche within the broader Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.
RHODES, JR, LEON W is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since the total number of pending office actions is the amount already stated, this examiner is responsible for the entire active workload. This creates a direct and concentrated relationship between the applicant and the examiner. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific examination patterns of RHODES, JR, LEON W to effectively manage the active matter.
The alignment of 1 pending office action with a distinct examiner and a sole art unit allows for a highly targeted prosecution strategy. Practitioners can focus exclusively on the specific preferences and history of this examiner. The outcome of the active matter will determine the immediate progress of the portfolio within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. However, this lack of diversification means the entire current portfolio is subject to the standards of a single administrative group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHODES, JR, LEON W | 1 | 82.4% | +11.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18845057 | MULTIFUNCTION DRIVER ASSIST SIDE CAMERA | RHODES, JR, LEON W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18845057 | MULTIFUNCTION DRIVER ASSIST SIDE CAMERA | RHODES, JR, LEON W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2852 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18845057 | MULTIFUNCTION DRIVER ASSIST SIDE CAMERA | RHODES, JR, LEON W | 2852 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
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