Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Sungwoo Nam

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Sungwoo Nam has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a specific technical focus for the company's current patent activity. The involvement of 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit suggests a centralized interaction with the patent office at this time.

The busiest examiner for the company is ARROYO, TERESA M, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. This single action represents the entire pending workload for the portfolio. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the company's current interaction with the patent office is concentrated under a single reviewer. Practitioners should recognize that the prosecution of this Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics portfolio is currently dependent on the findings of ARROYO, TERESA M.

The presence of 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner suggests that the company's immediate patent strategy is focused on a single application or a very closely related set of claims. For a patent practitioner, this means that the outcome of the current pending matter is tied to a single individual's review and a single art unit's standards. Any developments in this 1 pending office action will define the company's current progress.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
100% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ARROYO, TERESA M 1 72.0% +23.2%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18417820 STRETCHABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS ARROYO, TERESA M —

Interview Candidates (1)

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.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18417820 STRETCHABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS ARROYO, TERESA M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2893 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18417820 STRETCHABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS ARROYO, TERESA M 2893 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 19, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Sungwoo Nam have?

Sungwoo Nam has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Sungwoo Nam applications?

Teresa M Arroyo has the most, with 1 of Sungwoo Nam's pending office actions.

What technology area are Sungwoo Nam's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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