Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
4 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Neo Semiconductor Inc. has 4 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and are located within 2 distinct art units. This structure indicates a relatively concentrated prosecution effort across a small number of technical groups.
The busiest examiner, NGUYEN, DUY T V, is responsible for 2 pending office actions. Given that there are 4 pending office actions in total and 3 distinct examiners, the concentration of actions under NGUYEN, DUY T V makes this examiner a central figure in the company's current patent examination. This examiner's workload is significant relative to the 2 distinct art units currently active.
With the 3 distinct examiners involved, the company must manage these specific relationships to resolve its 4 pending office actions effectively. The focus within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics area suggests a specialized portfolio that requires consistent messaging across the active art units.
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) | 3 (75%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, DUY T V | 2 | 78.9% | +16.7% |
| GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 1 | 72.8% | +20.5% |
| LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | 1 | 88.0% | +11.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18597866 | 3D CELL AND ARRAY STRUCTURES WITH PARALLEL BIT LINES AND SOURCE LINES | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | — |
| 18499432 | 3D CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES | LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | — |
| 18366617 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18638619 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
| 18597866 | 3D CELL AND ARRAY STRUCTURES WITH PARALLEL BIT LINES AND SOURCE LINES | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | — |
| 18499432 | 3D CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES | LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | — |
| 18366617 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2891 | 1 |
| 2813 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18638619 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18597866 | 3D CELL AND ARRAY STRUCTURES WITH PARALLEL BIT LINES AND SOURCE LINES | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2891 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18499432 | 3D CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES | LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | 2813 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18366617 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
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