Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Microchip Technology Inc.

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

4
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (75%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
50% of docket
1
Communications
25% of docket
1
Semiconductors
25% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BOCAR, DONNA V 1 58.0% +19.7%
LE, CANH 1 73.3% +72.4%
BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM 1
FORTICH, ALVARO E 1 85.9% +14.3%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19365470 CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR INCLUDING FORCE REGIONS FOR FORCE DETECTION, AND RELATED METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS BOCAR, DONNA V
18973051 PROVIDING PACKET INTEGRITY PROTECTION FOR A COMMUNICATION PATH THAT INCLUDES A NON-TRANSPARENT BRIDGE LE, CANH
18605419 TOUCH SCREEN OVERLAY ATTACK PREVENTION BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM
18337359 IRREGULAR-SHAPED CAPACITIVE SENSORS AND LOCATIONS OF TOUCH EVENTS AT THE SAME FORTICH, ALVARO E

Interview Candidates (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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19365470 CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR INCLUDING FORCE REGIONS FOR FORCE DETECTION, AND RELATED METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS BOCAR, DONNA V
18973051 PROVIDING PACKET INTEGRITY PROTECTION FOR A COMMUNICATION PATH THAT INCLUDES A NON-TRANSPARENT BRIDGE LE, CANH
18337359 IRREGULAR-SHAPED CAPACITIVE SENSORS AND LOCATIONS OF TOUCH EVENTS AT THE SAME FORTICH, ALVARO E

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2621 1
2439 1
2434 1
2858 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19365470 CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR INCLUDING FORCE REGIONS FOR FORCE DETECTION, AND RELATED METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS BOCAR, DONNA V 2621 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 22, 2025
18973051 PROVIDING PACKET INTEGRITY PROTECTION FOR A COMMUNICATION PATH THAT INCLUDES A NON-TRANSPARENT BRIDGE LE, CANH 2439 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2024
18605419 TOUCH SCREEN OVERLAY ATTACK PREVENTION BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM 2434 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 14, 2024
18337359 IRREGULAR-SHAPED CAPACITIVE SENSORS AND LOCATIONS OF TOUCH EVENTS AT THE SAME FORTICH, ALVARO E 2858 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 19, 2023

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