Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nkt Photonics A/S currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are distributed across 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated focus for their patent portfolio. The presence of 3 pending office actions suggests an active phase of engagement with the patent office for this company patent portfolio.
The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners who are reviewing the pending applications. PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, handling 2 of the pending office actions. This concentration means that this examiner manages more pending actions than the other distinct examiner involved. With 2 distinct examiners involved, the company must navigate different examination styles within the art unit.
The fact that 2 pending actions are assigned to PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL provides a specific point of contact for the portfolio's active matters. This data reflects the current state of prosecution for Nkt Photonics A/S. The company's focus on Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics is clearly defined by the 1 distinct art unit involved.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 2 | 81.9% | +24.0% |
| HUANG, WEN | 1 | 81.8% | +23.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18788434 | LIGHT SOURCE | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 17d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18952250 | LIGHT SOURCE | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | — |
| 18888757 | OPTICAL FILTER FOR A BROAD BAND SOURCE | HUANG, WEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18788434 | LIGHT SOURCE | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 17d overdue |
| 18952250 | LIGHT SOURCE | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | — |
| 18888757 | OPTICAL FILTER FOR A BROAD BAND SOURCE | HUANG, WEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18952250 | LIGHT SOURCE | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 2877 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18888757 | OPTICAL FILTER FOR A BROAD BAND SOURCE | HUANG, WEN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18788434 | LIGHT SOURCE | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
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