Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
22 pending office actions • 10 art units • 17 examiners • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 20 patents granted in the last 365 days
Rolex S.A. currently has 21 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed among 16 distinct examiners and 9 distinct art units. MATTHEW DANIEL HWANG is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, overseeing 5 pending actions. This concentration shows that while the portfolio is broad, a significant portion of the workload is handled by a single examiner.
The 9 distinct art units indicate that Rolex's technical filings span several specialized fields within the optics and circuits domain. With 16 distinct examiners involved, the company must navigate a variety of examination styles across its 21 pending office actions. The presence of 5 pending actions with one examiner suggests a specific technical focus or a cluster of related applications within that examiner's jurisdiction. This level of activity highlights an ongoing effort to secure intellectual property in high-tech sectors. The distribution across 9 distinct art units suggests that the company's research and development cover multiple complex technical areas.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 7 (32%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (64%) |
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 | 5 | 84.2% | +7.0% |
| KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | 2 | 69.8% | +22.3% |
| MCCLELLAN, JAMES S | 1 | 78.9% | +13.8% |
| TAN, RICHARD | 1 | 79.5% | +23.0% |
| COLLINS, JASON M | 1 | 74.8% | +13.0% |
| SALONE, BAYAN | 1 | 76.2% | +17.4% |
| WANG, XIAOBEI | 1 | 65.4% | +48.3% |
| MORGAN, EMILY M | 1 | 35.5% | +33.0% |
| HONG, SEAHEE | 1 | 68.7% | +29.6% |
| FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 76.2% | +39.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17939157 | TIMEPIECE MODULE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — |
| 17800467 | SILICON TIMEPIECE COMPONENT FOR A TIMEPIECE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17603349 | CAM-TYPE TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 92d overdue |
| 18599311 | TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 25d overdue |
| 18627215 | SUPPORT FOR A TIMEPIECE OR ITEM OF JEWELLERY COMPRISING THE SUPPORT AND A DECORATIVE INSERT | MORGAN, EMILY M | 70d |
| 18590926 | WATCHMAKER'S BENCH AND FOREARM SUPPORT FOR A WATCHMAKER'S BENCH | HONG, SEAHEE | 72d |
| 19061954 | DEVICE FOR TESTING A WATCH MEMBER | MCCLELLAN, JAMES S | — |
| 18963703 | RATCHET FOR A CLOCKWORK MECHANISM | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — |
| 18889304 | MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING THE ENDSHAKE OF A TIMEPIECE MOBILE UNIT FOR A TIMEPIECE | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — |
| 18769936 | ESCAPEMENT DEVICE FOR A TIMEPIECE | 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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18961765 | REGULATING SYSTEM FOR A TIMEPIECE | TAN, RICHARD | 26d overdue |
| 18627215 | SUPPORT FOR A TIMEPIECE OR ITEM OF JEWELLERY COMPRISING THE SUPPORT AND A DECORATIVE INSERT | MORGAN, EMILY M | 70d |
| 18590926 | WATCHMAKER'S BENCH AND FOREARM SUPPORT FOR A WATCHMAKER'S BENCH | HONG, SEAHEE | 72d |
| 19061954 | DEVICE FOR TESTING A WATCH MEMBER | MCCLELLAN, JAMES S | — |
| 18963703 | RATCHET FOR A CLOCKWORK MECHANISM | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — |
| 18889304 | MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING THE ENDSHAKE OF A TIMEPIECE MOBILE UNIT FOR A TIMEPIECE | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — |
| 18727654 | REINFORCED WATCH CASE | COLLINS, JASON M | — |
| 18735116 | WATCH COMPONENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD | SALONE, BAYAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2831 | 8 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| 3677 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| 3726 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 1731 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 1744 | 1 |
| 1754 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19061954 | DEVICE FOR TESTING A WATCH MEMBER | MCCLELLAN, JAMES S | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 18963703 | RATCHET FOR A CLOCKWORK MECHANISM | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2024 |
| 18961765 | REGULATING SYSTEM FOR A TIMEPIECE | TAN, RICHARD | 2849 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18889304 | MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING THE ENDSHAKE OF A TIMEPIECE MOBILE UNIT FOR A TIMEPIECE | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18769936 | ESCAPEMENT DEVICE FOR A TIMEPIECE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | — | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18727654 | REINFORCED WATCH CASE | COLLINS, JASON M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18735116 | WATCH COMPONENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD | SALONE, BAYAN | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18679176 | LIGHTWEIGHT AND ROBUST TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | WANG, XIAOBEI | 2831 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18627215 | SUPPORT FOR A TIMEPIECE OR ITEM OF JEWELLERY COMPRISING THE SUPPORT AND A DECORATIVE INSERT | MORGAN, EMILY M | 3677 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18599311 | TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 2831 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18590926 | WATCHMAKER'S BENCH AND FOREARM SUPPORT FOR A WATCHMAKER'S BENCH | HONG, SEAHEE | 3723 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18293499 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | 2831 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18539502 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 3726 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18357291 | MANUFACTURE OF A MULTICOLOURED CERAMIC COMPONENT | DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18252329 | MANUFACTURE OF A CERAMIC COMPONENT | ABU ALI, SHUANGYI | 1731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18191014 | COUNTING TIMEPIECE DEVICE | JOHNSTON, KEVIN ANDREW | 2831 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2023 |
| 17939157 | TIMEPIECE MODULE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 07, 2022 |
| 17800467 | SILICON TIMEPIECE COMPONENT FOR A TIMEPIECE | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 17695384 | WATCHMAKER'S LOUPE | NIGAM, NATASHA | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 47d | Pending | Mar 15, 2022 |
| 17683722 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE | 1744 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2022 |
| 17603349 | CAM-TYPE TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL | 2831 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 92d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2021 |
| 17087828 | TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Nov 03, 2020 |
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