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 • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zumax Medical Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 2 actions are distributed among 2 distinct examiners but are both located within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that while the individual examiners differ, the technical subject matter of the 2 pending office actions falls under the same specialized group at the USPTO. Such a concentration allows for a unified understanding of the art unit's specific examination standards.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is CHERRY, EUNCHA P, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, each examiner is handling exactly 1 action. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit provides a consistent technical framework for both pending matters. Practitioners should note that the 2 pending office actions will be governed by the specific practices of the 1 distinct art unit, even though they are being examined by 2 different individuals. This structure provides a level of predictability regarding the examination environment despite the involvement of 2 distinct examiners.
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 (50%) |
| §102 only | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY, EUNCHA P | 1 | 88.1% | +9.4% |
| QURESHI, MARIAM | 1 | 75.5% | +22.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18870512 | OPTICAL ADAPTER DEVICE AND SURGICAL MICROSCOPE | CHERRY, EUNCHA P | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18813355 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE FOR SURGICAL MICROSCOPES AND SURGICAL MICROSCOPE | QURESHI, MARIAM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18870512 | OPTICAL ADAPTER DEVICE AND SURGICAL MICROSCOPE | CHERRY, EUNCHA P | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18813355 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE FOR SURGICAL MICROSCOPES AND SURGICAL MICROSCOPE | QURESHI, MARIAM | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
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