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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/160,269

LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND FOR THE SAME

Non-Final OA §112
Filed
Jan 26, 2023
Examiner
YANG, JAY LEE
Art Unit
1786
Tech Center
1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering
Assignee
Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
74%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
3y 9m
To Grant
77%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 74% — above average
74%
Career Allow Rate
659 granted / 893 resolved
+8.8% vs TC avg
Minimal +3% lift
Without
With
+2.9%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
3y 9m
Avg Prosecution
78 currently pending
Career history
971
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
0.1%
-39.9% vs TC avg
§103
52.8%
+12.8% vs TC avg
§102
18.4%
-21.6% vs TC avg
§112
23.2%
-16.8% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 893 resolved cases

Office Action

§112
DETAILED ACTION The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. 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 applicant regards as his invention. Claim 13 is 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. The claim, which is dependent on Claim 1, recites that the organometallic compound of Formula 1 ”comprises at least one selected from among the compounds in Compound Group 1” which renders the exact scope of the claims indefinite as it is not clear how a plurality of separate organometallic compounds of Compound Group 1 can correspond to a compound represented by Formula 1 (which represent s a single organometallic compound). The Office has interpreted the claim to instead recite that “the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 comprises at least one is any one selected from among compounds in Compound Group 1” for the purpose of this Examination. Correction is required. Allowable Subject Matter 5. Claims 1-12 and 14-20 are allowed. The closest prior art is provided by Tsai et al. (KR 10-2020-0143654), which discloses compounds of the following form: ([0009]); embodiments are disclosed such as the following: (page 100). However, it is the position of the Office that neither Tsai et al. singly nor in further combination with any other prior art discloses any of the compounds of Applicant’s Formula 1, particularly in regards to the nature of the tetradentate ligand connected to M 11 . Conclusion 6. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT JAY L YANG whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-1137 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT Mon-Fri, 6am-3pm . 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 Jennifer A Boyd can be reached at FILLIN "SPE Phone?" \* MERGEFORMAT 571-272-7783 . 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. /JAY YANG/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1786
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Prosecution Timeline

Jan 26, 2023
Application Filed
Feb 25, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §112 (current)

Precedent Cases

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
74%
Grant Probability
77%
With Interview (+2.9%)
3y 9m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
Based on 893 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.

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