Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Wurth Electronics Midcom Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This action is being processed by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit. The active prosecution is currently focused on one filing. This concentration means that the outcome of the company's active patent efforts depends on the findings of a specific administrative group. Such a narrow focus allows the applicant to dedicate resources to a specific technical dialogue. The alignment of the technical subject matter within the specified group suggests a focused patenting strategy for the electronic technology.
MALCOLM BARNES is the busiest examiner for the company, holding 1 pending office action. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner, this individual handles the entire pending workload. The 1 distinct art unit indicates the electronic technology is classified within one specific examination unit. For the applicant, this suggests a focused prosecution environment where consistency in examiner communication is paramount. The limited scope of the current activity simplifies the management of the portfolio. This examiner handles the total active matters for the firm, ensuring that all feedback is filtered through a specific professional perspective.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, MALCOLM | 1 | 81.4% | +4.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18461193 | HEADER COMPONENT, INDUCTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN INDUCTIVE DEVICE | BARNES, MALCOLM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18461193 | HEADER COMPONENT, INDUCTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN INDUCTIVE DEVICE | BARNES, MALCOLM | 2837 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialWurth Electronics Midcom Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Malcolm Barnes has the most, with 1 of Wurth Electronics Midcom Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
