Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Novatech Co. Ltd. currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 3 actions are distributed across 3 distinct examiners, yet all are contained within a distinct art unit. This structure is notable because it indicates that while different individuals are reviewing the applications, they are all operating under the same supervisory and procedural environment of the art unit. This concentration allows for a consistent strategy regarding art unit-specific practices.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Given that the workload is split among the examiners, each handles a matter. This distribution means that LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A does not have a majority influence over the portfolio's current outcomes. Practitioners must engage with different examination styles while navigating the unified standards of the 1 art unit involved.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | 1 | 88.4% | +8.1% |
| WON, BUMSUK | 1 | 62.1% | +24.1% |
| TAYLOR, APRIL ALICIA | 1 | 78.8% | +8.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18700388 | RF CONNECTOR HAVING SHIELDING STRUCTURE | LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | — |
| 18278468 | MAGNET ASSEMBLY FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE COMBINED THEREWITH | TAYLOR, APRIL ALICIA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18530151 | LIGHT-EMITTING METHODS AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES FACING LIMITED CONDITIONS | WON, BUMSUK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18700388 | RF CONNECTOR HAVING SHIELDING STRUCTURE | LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18530151 | LIGHT-EMITTING METHODS AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES FACING LIMITED CONDITIONS | WON, BUMSUK | 2872 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18278468 | MAGNET ASSEMBLY FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE COMBINED THEREWITH | TAYLOR, APRIL ALICIA | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
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