Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Olivia Bruj is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This workload is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a specific technical focus for the pending application. Having 1 distinct examiner means that the prosecution strategy can be tailored to the specific preferences and history of that individual. This focus can lead to efficient communication and a clearer path toward patent allowance if the examiner's concerns are met.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is VO, ETHAN NGUYEN, who is assigned the 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This examiner is the official currently reviewing the pending work, so their perspective on the semiconductor and optics technology is critical. Because there is 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution does not have to account for different standards across multiple units. Resolving the 1 pending office action will require a direct and focused response to the specific issues identified by this examiner.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VO, ETHAN NGUYEN | 1 | 79.0% | +10.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18137891 | ELECTRIC MACHINE, TUNED WINDING GEOMETRY AND TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED METHODS | VO, ETHAN NGUYEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18137891 | ELECTRIC MACHINE, TUNED WINDING GEOMETRY AND TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED METHODS | VO, ETHAN NGUYEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2834 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18137891 | ELECTRIC MACHINE, TUNED WINDING GEOMETRY AND TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED METHODS | VO, ETHAN NGUYEN | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
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