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Last updated: April 18, 2026
Application No. 17/953,687

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING THEREOF

Non-Final OA §112
Filed
Sep 27, 2022
Examiner
DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M
Art Unit
1766
Tech Center
1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering
Assignee
LG Display Co., Ltd.
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
61%
Grant Probability
Moderate
1-2
OA Rounds
2y 11m
To Grant
48%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 61% of resolved cases
61%
Career Allow Rate
546 granted / 892 resolved
-3.8% vs TC avg
Minimal -14% lift
Without
With
+-13.5%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 11m
Avg Prosecution
32 currently pending
Career history
924
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
0.3%
-39.7% vs TC avg
§103
40.7%
+0.7% vs TC avg
§102
28.6%
-11.4% vs TC avg
§112
14.6%
-25.4% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 892 resolved cases

Office Action

§112
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b ) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the appl icant regards as his invention. Claim 1-3,5,7-16 and 18-25 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. Claims 1 and 14 define the ligand LB with the formula 3: but the Y4 and Y5 variables are never defined, and are not defined in the specification. This leaves the scope of LB indefinite. The other rejected claims are dependent from claim 1 or 14 and do not remedy the deficiency. Claims 4 , 6, and 17 further define the ligand LB. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 4, 6, 17 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. Claims 1-3,5,7-16 and 18-25 would also be allowable if amended to obviate the 112 rejection above. The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the dopant of the claims is disclosed in Kwon et al ( US 20220069237 A1 ) and is combined with a single host material that does not read on either host of the claims. The first host of the claims is used as a host transport material in some references in combination with iridium complexes such as Mochizuki et al ( US 20200328355 A1 ) , but this is combined with a triphenylene functional electron transport host that does not read on second host of the claims, and furthermore they are included in different layers of the OLED. While bicarbazole hosts like the second host of the claims are known, it would require excessive hindsight on the part of the office to replace the single host material of Kwon with a host from Mochizuki, and furthermore combining with a second host material. There would not be an obvious reason to combine both hosts, and there would not be a reasonable expectation of success replacing the single host of Kwon. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT MICHAEL M DOLLINGER whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-5464 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT 10am-6:30pm M-F . Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, FILLIN "SPE Name?" \* MERGEFORMAT Randy Gulakowski can be reached at FILLIN "SPE Phone?" \* MERGEFORMAT 571-272-1302 . The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. FILLIN "Examiner Stamp" \* MERGEFORMAT MICHAEL M. DOLLINGER Primary Examiner Art Unit 1766 /MICHAEL M DOLLINGER/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1766
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Prosecution Timeline

Sep 27, 2022
Application Filed
Mar 28, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §112 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
61%
Grant Probability
48%
With Interview (-13.5%)
2y 11m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
Based on 892 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.

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