Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Seyond Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 2 pending office actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, meaning that every pending matter is being reviewed by a different individual. The prosecution involves 1 distinct art unit, which indicates a highly focused technical scope for the company's semiconductor and optical innovations. STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 pending action. This distribution reflects a prosecution strategy that is concentrated within a single specialized group at the USPTO.
The presence of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's patent applications are being reviewed by a single specialized technical group. With 2 distinct examiners, the company faces some variability in examiner behavior, even within the same art unit. STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J, who is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action, handles 1 of the 2 pending office actions. This focused prosecution landscape requires a legal strategy tailored to the specific standards of 1 distinct art unit. The fact that 2 distinct examiners are involved in 2 pending office actions ensures that the company's patent prospects are not entirely dependent on the decisions of a single individual, despite the concentration in 1 distinct art unit.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | 1 | 55.0% | +26.8% |
| NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 1 | 26.7% | +51.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19408093 | HIGH DENSITY LIDAR SYSTEMS | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 18595408 | THIN PROFILE WINDSHIELD MOUNTED LIDAR SYSTEM | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19408093 | HIGH DENSITY LIDAR SYSTEMS | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 18595408 | THIN PROFILE WINDSHIELD MOUNTED LIDAR SYSTEM | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19408093 | HIGH DENSITY LIDAR SYSTEMS | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2025 |
| 18595408 | THIN PROFILE WINDSHIELD MOUNTED LIDAR SYSTEM | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
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