Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
8 pending office actions • 4 clients • 8 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
AP3 Law Firm (Diodes) has 7 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and 386 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 95.17%, with an average of 2.2 office actions per allowance. The profile shows a limited current docket alongside a high reported allowance outcome.
The office-action average describes the examination activity associated with matters reaching allowance. For practitioners, the figures support reviewing semiconductor claim drafting and response practices, particularly where efficient prosecution is important to portfolio development. The pending files provide a focused opportunity to assess whether current matters present the same types of issues reflected in the broader application record.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 3 (38%) |
| §102 only | 3 (38%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 1 | 88.2% | +8.8% |
| ZHANG, JUE | 1 | 83.3% | +10.0% |
| MAI, ANH D | 1 | 37.7% | +9.6% |
| MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 1 | 86.6% | +7.8% |
| HAIDER, WASIUL | 1 | 92.1% | +6.4% |
| ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 1 | 81.5% | +24.8% |
| ALAM, MOHAMMED R | 1 | 89.6% | +6.0% |
| LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | 1 | 70.4% | +26.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18378553 | Semiconductor Structure and Manufacturing Method Thereof | ALAM, MOHAMMED R | 41d |
| 18976222 | Load Line Control Apparatus and Method | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | — |
| 18958586 | Bootstrap Capacitor Refresh Control Apparatus and Method | ZHANG, JUE | — |
| 18817110 | Semiconductor Chip Package and Manufacturing Method Thereof | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | — |
| 18793694 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacture | HAIDER, WASIUL | — |
| 18793689 | Dual-Phase Constant On-Time Power Converter and Control Method | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18952927 | TRENCHED SCHOTTKY STRUCTURE HAVING A DOPED REGION LOCATED AT A CENTRAL POSITION BETWEEN FIRST TRENCH AND SECOND TRENCH STRUCTURES | MAI, ANH D | 39d |
| 18242503 | Small Volume Transformer Structure | LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18958586 | Bootstrap Capacitor Refresh Control Apparatus and Method | ZHANG, JUE | — |
| 18793689 | Dual-Phase Constant On-Time Power Converter and Control Method | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
| 18242503 | Small Volume Transformer Structure | LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Diodes | 5 |
| Reed Semiconductor Corporation | 1 |
| M3 Technology Inc. | 1 |
| AA Power | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2838 | 3 |
| 2812 | 2 |
| 2893 | 1 |
| 2897 | 1 |
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18976222 | Load Line Control Apparatus and Method | Reed Semiconductor Corporation | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 2838 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18958586 | Bootstrap Capacitor Refresh Control Apparatus and Method | Diodes Incorporated | ZHANG, JUE | 2838 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18952927 | TRENCHED SCHOTTKY STRUCTURE HAVING A DOPED REGION LOCATED AT A CENTRAL POSITION BETWEEN FIRST TRENCH AND SECOND TRENCH STRUCTURES | Diodes Incorporated | MAI, ANH D | 2893 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18817110 | Semiconductor Chip Package and Manufacturing Method Thereof | Diodes Incorporated | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2812 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18793694 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacture | Diodes Incorporated | HAIDER, WASIUL | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18793689 | Dual-Phase Constant On-Time Power Converter and Control Method | M3 Technology Inc. | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18378553 | Semiconductor Structure and Manufacturing Method Thereof | Diodes Incorporated | ALAM, MOHAMMED R | 2897 | §102 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18242503 | Small Volume Transformer Structure | Aa Power Inc. | LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial95.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Ap3 Law Firm (Diodes) were allowed, across 386 applications in USPTO records.
2.20 office actions per allowed application on average.
8 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 4 clients, before 8 examiners in 5 art units.
