Last updated: September 17, 2026

Application No. 18/667,428

SECURITY ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Final Rejection

Filed

May 17, 2024

Priority

Mar 22, 2018 — GB 1804630.0 +2 more

Examiner

GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

Art Unit

3637

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

De La Rue International Limited

OA Round

4 (Final)

This examiner grants 48% of cases after interview

— +16.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 1364 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT View full profile →

Grants 48% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

658 granted / 1364 resolved

-3.8% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

44 currently pending

Career history

1419

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§103

43.6%

+3.6% vs TC avg

§102

30.8%

-9.2% vs TC avg

§112

24.0%

-16.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1364 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 1 earlier event

May 08, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Aug 07, 2025

Response Filed

Aug 15, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Dec 11, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Dec 15, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jan 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 18, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 01, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/914,373

Patent 12733757

COLLECTABLE CAPSULE AND FRAME

1y 11m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2026

17/622,013

Patent 12728662

Standardization of Taggant Signatures Using Transfer Images

4y 8m to grant Granted Sep 08, 2026

18/276,276

Patent 12723852

SHOOTING RANGE

3y 0m to grant Granted Sep 01, 2026

18/694,349

Patent 12706005

HOLDING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR SHELF RAIL, FOR RECEIVING AN OBJECT

2y 4m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

18/607,300

Patent 12700332

ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL HOLDER

2y 4m to grant Granted Aug 04, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

48%

Grant Probability

65%

With Interview (+16.5%)

2y 9m (~5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 1364 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.