Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
5 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sanan Japan Technology Corporation is managing 5 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. OUTTEN, SAMUEL S is the busiest examiner, responsible for 4 of the 5 pending actions. This indicates a significant concentration of the portfolio's current prosecution under a single individual. Practitioners should focus on the specific examination patterns of OUTTEN, SAMUEL S, as this examiner's decisions will impact the majority of the pending workload.
The high concentration of 4 pending actions under OUTTEN, SAMUEL S within the 2 distinct art units suggests a focused technical path for the company's applications. With only 2 distinct examiners involved in the 5 pending office actions, the applicant has a degree of predictability in their interactions with the patent office. The influence of OUTTEN, SAMUEL S is reflected in the fact that they handle 4 of the 5 pending actions. This allows the practitioner to develop a deep understanding of one examiner's requirements and apply that knowledge across nearly the entire portfolio. The limited scope of 2 distinct art units further reinforces this focused approach, as the technical standards are likely to be consistent across all 5 pending matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 4 | 78.9% | +19.9% |
| PARK, SAMUEL | 1 | 84.5% | +24.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18642257 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 56d |
| 18963430 | Elastic Wave Device and Module | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | — |
| 18758530 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES AND MODULES COMPRISING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | — |
| 18423118 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | PARK, SAMUEL | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18674324 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES AND MODULES COMPRISING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 42d overdue |
| 18642257 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 56d |
| 18963430 | Elastic Wave Device and Module | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | — |
| 18758530 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES AND MODULES COMPRISING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | — |
| 18423118 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | PARK, SAMUEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2843 | 4 |
| 2818 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18963430 | Elastic Wave Device and Module | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 2843 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18758530 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES AND MODULES COMPRISING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 2843 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18674324 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES AND MODULES COMPRISING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 2843 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18642257 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 2843 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18423118 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | PARK, SAMUEL | 2818 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
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