Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation is currently prosecuting 4 pending office actions in the Computing & Software technology area. This level of activity indicates a steady effort to protect the company's software and computing innovations through the patent system.
The portfolio is distributed across a corresponding number of distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. This distribution means that every one of the active matters is being handled by a different examiner in a separate specialized unit, requiring a broad management strategy that accounts for various procedural styles across the patent office.
PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since each of the distinct examiners is responsible for exactly one matter, no single examiner's tendencies will have a disproportionate impact on the overall portfolio's success in the Computing & Software sector. Legal teams must remain adaptable to the specific requirements of these 4 distinct art units to ensure consistent results across the entire active portfolio.
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 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | 1 | 93.7% | -6.6% |
| BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 1 | 39.4% | +35.3% |
| SUMMERS, GEOFFREY E | 1 | 71.5% | +35.8% |
| NGUYEN, NHA T | 1 | 87.2% | +18.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18525550 | CONFIGURABLE CLOCK ENABLE AND RESET SIGNAL FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS | NGUYEN, NHA T | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18916352 | ROOT OF TRUST CHAIN AND UPDATABLE SECURITY FOR PROGRAMABLE LOGIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | — |
| 18820155 | IMAGE TAGGING ENGINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES | SUMMERS, GEOFFREY E | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18916352 | ROOT OF TRUST CHAIN AND UPDATABLE SECURITY FOR PROGRAMABLE LOGIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | — |
| 18820155 | IMAGE TAGGING ENGINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES | SUMMERS, GEOFFREY E | — |
| 18525550 | CONFIGURABLE CLOCK ENABLE AND RESET SIGNAL FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS | NGUYEN, NHA T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2175 | 1 |
| 2437 | 1 |
| 2669 | 1 |
| 2851 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18924915 | PHYSICAL CODING SUBLAYER DATAPATH SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH DETERMINISTIC LATENCY | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | 2175 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18916352 | ROOT OF TRUST CHAIN AND UPDATABLE SECURITY FOR PROGRAMABLE LOGIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 2437 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18820155 | IMAGE TAGGING ENGINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES | SUMMERS, GEOFFREY E | 2669 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18525550 | CONFIGURABLE CLOCK ENABLE AND RESET SIGNAL FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS | NGUYEN, NHA T | 2851 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialLattice Semiconductor Corporation has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.
Raymond Ngan Phan has the most, with 1 of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
