Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Omega SA currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This portfolio is distributed across 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, reflecting a multi-channel prosecution strategy. The workload is not uniform, as HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL acts as the busiest examiner with 2 pending office actions compared to the other examiners.
The presence of 5 pending actions across 3 distinct art units suggests that the company's intellectual property interests in Chemistry & Materials are spread across multiple specialized examination groups. With 3 distinct examiners involved, the company must navigate different individual preferences and examination styles. HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL's role is significant, as he handles 2 of the total pending actions, making his specific art unit a central point of focus for current prosecution efforts. To resolve the 5 pending office actions, the applicant must coordinate across these 3 distinct examiners while addressing the specific technical requirements of the 3 distinct art units.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 2 | 84.2% | +7.0% |
| BAND, MICHAEL A | 2 | 45.0% | +55.6% |
| HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 1 | 79.6% | +13.5% |
| HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 1 | 69.5% | +49.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18811324 | DEVICE FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF A WATCH | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — |
| 18644383 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DIAL OF A WATCH | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | — |
| 18070111 | BALANCE-SPRING FOR TIMEPIECE RESONATOR MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE STIFFNESS | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18901005 | CERAMIC PART WITH A COLOUR GRADIENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 70d |
| 18644383 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DIAL OF A WATCH | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | — |
| 18062292 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A COATING ON A SUBSTRATE | BAND, MICHAEL A | — |
| 17989854 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A COATING ON A SUBSTRATE | BAND, MICHAEL A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1794 | 2 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| 2831 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18901005 | CERAMIC PART WITH A COLOUR GRADIENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 1742 | §103DPOther | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18811324 | DEVICE FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF A WATCH | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18644383 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DIAL OF A WATCH | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 1784 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18062292 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A COATING ON A SUBSTRATE | BAND, MICHAEL A | 1794 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2022 |
| 18070111 | BALANCE-SPRING FOR TIMEPIECE RESONATOR MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE STIFFNESS | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 2831 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17989854 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A COATING ON A SUBSTRATE | BAND, MICHAEL A | 1794 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
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