Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Seeqc Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The prosecution of this portfolio is currently limited to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a very centralized prosecution environment. For a practitioner, all current legal interactions are confined to a single administrative unit, which simplifies the management of the active portfolio. This concentration allows the practitioner to develop a deep understanding of the specific requirements of the 1 distinct art unit.
The busiest examiner for the company is LIN, ARIC, who is managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because there is only 1 pending office action in total, LIN, ARIC is the only examiner currently reviewing the company's applications. This singular focus allows the practitioner to develop a highly targeted strategy for this specific examiner. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the success of the current prosecution depends on the relationship with LIN, ARIC. This streamlined structure facilitates more direct communication during the prosecution process.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, LINH V | 1 | 89.1% | +2.4% |
| LIN, ARIC | 1 | 59.8% | +12.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18444943 | SUPERCONDUCTING OPTICAL-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER | NGUYEN, LINH V | — |
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.
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2845 | 1 |
| 2851 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18444943 | SUPERCONDUCTING OPTICAL-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER | NGUYEN, LINH V | 2845 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 17501897 | INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN QUANTUM COMPUTING MODULE AND NON-QUANTUM PROCESSING MODULES IN QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS | LIN, ARIC | 2851 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2021 |
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