Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARZACH, JEFFREY EUGENE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1731 2853

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.3%
Allow Rate
-13.7% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+42.8%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 127 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18351470 ELECTRON BEAM CURABLE INK AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18064937 INK SET AND PRINTED ARTICLE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17949207 INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING INK AND INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18315249 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17818561 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18427892 Ink Jet Ink Composition, Ink Set, And Recording Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18345401 Dispersant-Containing Liquid And Dispersion Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18070002 Ink Set And Recording Method Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17894199 Ink Jet Ink Composition, Recording Method, And Recorded Material Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17864473 Ink Jet Ink Composition And Recording Method Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17692287 Ink Composition For Ink Jet Recording And Coloring Material Dispersion Liquid Final Rejection Seiko Epson Corporation
17680426 Aqueous Ink Jet Ink Composition And Ink Jet Recording Method Final Rejection Seiko Epson Corporation
18267454 INKJET PROCESSING FLUID, AND INK SET AND PRINTING METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
17652992 PROCESSING FLUID, SET OF PROCESSING FLUID AND INK, APPLYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, APPLYING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18262321 METAL PRINTING INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD USING SAME FOR REDUCING MISTING DURING PRINTING Non-Final OA SAKATA INX CORPORATION
17297104 ELECTRON BEAM CURABLE WATER-BASEDINK-JET INK COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAKATA INX CORPORATION
17938655 INKJET INK Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18573450 DIGITAL INK COMPOSITION Final Rejection Kornit Digital Ltd.
17631172 RADIATION CURABLE INTAGLIO INKS Final Rejection SICPA HOLDING SA
18947381 MINERAL BINDER COMPOSITION FOR 3D PRINTING Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18816870 METHOD AND PLANT FOR TREATING RAW-MEAL IN A CEMENT CLINKER MANUFACTURING PROCESS Final Rejection Südbayerisches Portland-Zementwerk Gebr. Wiesböck & Co. GmbH
17914883 INKJET AQUEOUS COMPOSITION, AQUEOUS INK, AQUEOUS PRIMER, AQUEOUS CLEANING LIQUID, AQUEOUS PRESERVATION LIQUID, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE Final Rejection DIC Corporation
17435847 AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR WRITING INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
17439098 INK COMPOSITION, INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATTER Non-Final OA DNP Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
18257324 UV Curable Inkjet Inks and Inkjet Printing Methods Non-Final OA AGFA NV
18539898 COATING FOR PASSIVE HEAT DISSIPATION FOR OVERHEAD CONDUCTORS AND CABLES Final Rejection Magnekon, S.A. de C.V.
17944448 METHOD OF CONTINUOUS INKJET PRINTING FLUORESCENT INK Non-Final OA Eastman Kodak Company
17944383 METHOD OF INKJET PRINTING FLUORESCENT INK Non-Final OA Eastman Kodak Company
17795753 PRINTING INK Final Rejection Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems Limited
18036630 POLYMER/PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL COMPOSITE INK FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING BY DIRECT INK WRITING Non-Final OA The Texas A & M University System

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