Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Sojo Industries Inc. maintains 3 pending office actions focused within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. Unlike more dispersed portfolios, these actions are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This singular focus on 1 art unit allows for a more specialized prosecution strategy that aligns with the specific examination standards and trends of that particular group. The company can benefit from the technical consistency found within a single department of the patent office.
The portfolio involves 2 distinct examiners, creating a relatively narrow field of interaction for the company's legal representatives. A notable concentration exists with examiner YANG, JAMES J, who is currently handling 2 pending office actions. This represents the majority of the company's active prosecution workload. Because YANG, JAMES J is the busiest examiner, the outcomes of these specific negotiations will significantly influence the overall success rate of the current portfolio. The remaining pending action is handled by the only other examiner involved, ensuring a very tight circle of communication between the company and the patent office.
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 (33%) |
| §112 only | 1 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YANG, JAMES J | 2 | 57.0% | +22.1% |
| PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H | 1 | 74.1% | +19.5% |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19299030 | Sealing Device, System, and Methods | YANG, JAMES J | — |
| 19286138 | Sealing Device, System, and Methods | YANG, JAMES J | — |
| 19266455 | Cargo Tracking Device, System, and Method | PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19299030 | Sealing Device, System, and Methods | YANG, JAMES J | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19286138 | Sealing Device, System, and Methods | YANG, JAMES J | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19266455 | Cargo Tracking Device, System, and Method | PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
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