Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Knowm Inc. maintains a patent portfolio in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The company currently has 1 pending office action. This indicates a focused prosecution strategy, likely centered on a specific advancement in semiconductor or circuit design. The limited volume of active matters suggests that the company is prioritizing quality and precision in its current patent filings.
The company's active prosecution is limited to a distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This concentration suggests that the subject matter is being evaluated by a specialized technical group at the patent office. MARVIN PAYEN is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling the busiest examiner pending office action. This examiner is the only one currently reviewing Knowm Inc.'s patent applications, which allows for a more direct and consistent technical exchange.
With only 1 pending office action, the administrative burden on the company is minimal. The prosecution team can focus entirely on the specific requirements of the distinct art unit involved. The outcome of the current interaction with MARVIN PAYEN will be the primary factor in the company's immediate success within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector, requiring a response that is highly tailored to this examiner's specific technical standards.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYEN, MARVIN | 1 | 77.4% | +2.8% |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2899 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17459389 | TOPOLOGIES OF UNIT CROSSBARS | PAYEN, MARVIN | 2899 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialKnowm Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Marvin Payen has the most, with 1 of Knowm Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
