Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Thorlabs Quantum Electronics, Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This matter is assigned to a distinct examiner working within a distinct art unit. The concentration of the portfolio suggests a highly specific focus for current prosecution efforts. The limited scope of active matters indicates a streamlined interaction with the patent office at this time, allowing for a concentrated legal strategy. Practitioners can focus their resources on this singular proceeding without the complexity of managing multiple conflicting examiner requirements.
GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This individual handles the entirety of the company's active examiner-facing workload. Practitioners should prepare for interactions centered on this specific examiner's historical patterns within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field. The alignment of a distinct examiner with a distinct art unit ensures that all current prosecution strategy is focused on a singular point of contact. This examiner's specific interpretation of semiconductor and optics claims will be the primary factor in the outcome of the pending application.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | 1 | 51.4% | +26.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17162104 | TUNABLE SWEPT-SOURCE LASER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED WAVELENGTH MONITORING | GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17162104 | TUNABLE SWEPT-SOURCE LASER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED WAVELENGTH MONITORING | GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2828 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17162104 | TUNABLE SWEPT-SOURCE LASER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED WAVELENGTH MONITORING | GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | 2828 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialThorlabs Quantum Electronics, Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Marcia A Golub-Miller has the most, with 1 of Thorlabs Quantum Electronics, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
