Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
19 pending office actions • 2 clients • 19 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days
K&L Gates LLP-Sony operates in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. It has 34213 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 84.55 percent. It averages 3.82 office actions per allowance. There are 18 pending office actions.
The 84.55 percent allowance rate is derived from 34213 career applications. The average of 3.82 office actions per allowance indicates the typical prosecution path for an allowance. The 18 pending office actions show the current volume of active prosecution in the semiconductor sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 4 (21%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (63%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 1 | 80.9% | +18.2% |
| FIGUEROA-GIBSON, GLORYVID | 1 | 66.1% | +9.9% |
| ELISCA, PIERRE E | 1 | 90.2% | +6.4% |
| HODAC, ERIC KHOI | 1 | 85.5% | +12.8% |
| MONTALVO, EVA Y | 1 | 77.4% | +12.2% |
| LE, BAO-LUAN Q | 1 | 52.4% | +16.4% |
| MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 1 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| HIGGINS, GERARD T | 1 | 63.3% | +39.4% |
| ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S | 1 | 88.5% | +11.7% |
| YE, XINWEN | 1 | 43.4% | +44.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19112457 | MAGNETIC TAPE AND TAPE CARTRIDGE | KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18291442 | STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS | YE, XINWEN | 33d |
| 18689766 | RECORDING MEDIUM, CARD, AND BOOKLET | HIGGINS, GERARD T | 79d |
| 18996284 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | FIGUEROA-GIBSON, GLORYVID | — |
| 18701991 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POSITION OF MOVABLE PART | ELISCA, PIERRE E | — |
| 18847084 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING MEMBER, SHIELDING MATERIAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING SHEET, SENSOR, DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND/OR TRANSMITTING, AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING LIGHT AND/OR EMITTING LIGHT | HODAC, ERIC KHOI | — |
| 18700017 | STRUCTURAL BODY, STRUCTURAL BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PRECURSOR COMPOSITION | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | — |
| 18293434 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY | ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S | — |
| 18580503 | SURFACE EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE EMITTING DEVICE | LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18291442 | STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS | YE, XINWEN | 33d |
| 18689766 | RECORDING MEDIUM, CARD, AND BOOKLET | HIGGINS, GERARD T | 79d |
| 19112457 | MAGNETIC TAPE AND TAPE CARTRIDGE | KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | — |
| 18847084 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING MEMBER, SHIELDING MATERIAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING SHEET, SENSOR, DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND/OR TRANSMITTING, AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING LIGHT AND/OR EMITTING LIGHT | HODAC, ERIC KHOI | — |
| 18837690 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PHOTODETECTOR | MONTALVO, EVA Y | — |
| 18712839 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS | LE, BAO-LUAN Q | — |
| 18293434 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY | ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Sony | 18 |
| Scale Photonics, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1785 | 2 |
| 3645 | 2 |
| 2828 | 2 |
| 2688 | 1 |
| 2628 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 2841 | 1 |
| 2882 | 1 |
| 1754 | 1 |
| 1736 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19112457 | MAGNETIC TAPE AND TAPE CARTRIDGE | Sony Group Corporation | KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 2688 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 18996284 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Sony Group Corporation | FIGUEROA-GIBSON, GLORYVID | 2628 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18701991 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POSITION OF MOVABLE PART | Sony Group Corporation | ELISCA, PIERRE E | 3715 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18847084 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING MEMBER, SHIELDING MATERIAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING SHEET, SENSOR, DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND/OR TRANSMITTING, AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING LIGHT AND/OR EMITTING LIGHT | Sony Group Corporation | HODAC, ERIC KHOI | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18837690 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PHOTODETECTOR | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | MONTALVO, EVA Y | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 | |
| 18712839 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS | Sony Group Corporation | LE, BAO-LUAN Q | 2882 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18700017 | STRUCTURAL BODY, STRUCTURAL BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PRECURSOR COMPOSITION | Sony Group Corporation | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| 18689766 | RECORDING MEDIUM, CARD, AND BOOKLET | Sony Group Corporation | HIGGINS, GERARD T | 1785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 79d | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18293434 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| 18291442 | STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS | Sony Group Corporation | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18580503 | SURFACE EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE EMITTING DEVICE | Sony Group Corporation | LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| 18572658 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM | Sony Group Corporation | CHAU, LISA N | 1785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18558246 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | ZHANG, YUANDA | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 | |
| 18556953 | LASER ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Sony Group Corporation | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| 18279817 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | HAUT, EVAN HARRISON | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 |
| 18279334 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE EMITTING LASER | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | MENEFEE, JAMES A | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 17800678 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT UNIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, SENSING DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | Sony Group Corporation | CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17793849 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF POROUS MATERIAL, POROUS MATERIAL OBTAINED THEREBY AND Si SOURCE COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING POROUS MATERIAL | Sony Group Corporation | RAJA, JAANZEB CHAANGEZ | 1736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2022 |
| 17764709 | LASER DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LASER DEVICE, LASER APPARATUS, AND LASER AMPLIFYING DEVICE | Scale Photonics, Inc. | KING, JOSHUA | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2022 |
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