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
Kwik Lok Corporation is currently prosecuting patent applications in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The portfolio features 1 pending office action, suggesting a focused stage of examination for its semiconductor or optical innovations. This single action indicates that the company is currently prioritizing a specific technological advancement within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field.
The prosecution process is streamlined through 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. Having 1 distinct examiner means that the company's legal representatives are interacting with a single individual at the USPTO, which can lead to a more consistent and predictable dialogue. The 1 distinct art unit involved further narrows the technical scope of the examination, ensuring that the 1 pending office action is reviewed by a specialized group.
MANNO, JESSICA S is the busiest examiner for Kwik Lok Corporation, with 1 busiest examiner pending office action currently under review. This 1 action is the only pending matter in the portfolio, making MANNO, JESSICA S the primary figure in the company's current patent office interactions. Success for this portfolio depends on effectively addressing the specific feedback provided by MANNO, JESSICA S in this 1 busiest examiner pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANNO, JESSICA S | 1 | 72.3% | +27.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18455495 | LASER POWER CONTROL | MANNO, JESSICA S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2898 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18455495 | LASER POWER CONTROL | MANNO, JESSICA S | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
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