Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BARZACH, JEFFREY EUGENE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1717 1731 1766 2853

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffrey Eugene Barzach is an examiner in Art Unit 1717 of Tech Center 2800. He has 147 resolved cases, which show an allowance rate of 57.1 percent. This rate indicates a moderate level of success for applicants. The median time to allowance is 1258 days, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process in this art unit.

The interview lift for Barzach is 40.6 percent. This is a high lift, indicating that interviews are effective for this examiner. Practitioners should consider requesting an interview, as the 40.6 percent increase over the 57.1 percent baseline improves the chances of an allowance. With 147 resolved cases, this trend is a reliable factor to consider when planning a strategy for Art Unit 1717. The 1258 days median pendency might be managed more effectively if an interview is used to resolve issues early in the process, as the lift suggests that oral advocacy is persuasive.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
-10.9% vs TC avg
194
Total Applications
+40.6%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 147 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18616293 Set And Ink Jet Recording Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18586664 Ink Jet Ink Composition, Recording Method, And Method For Manufacturing Ink Jet Ink Composition Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18427892 Ink Jet Ink Composition, Ink Set, And Recording Method Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18512222 Ink Jet Ink Composition And Recording Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18070002 Ink Set And Recording Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17680384 Aqueous Ink Jet Ink Composition, Ink Jet Recording Method, and Ink Jet Recording Apparatus Final Rejection Seiko Epson Corporation
17456227 INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET PIGMENT TEXTILE PRINTING, INK SET, AND RECORDING METHOD Non-Final OA Seiko Epson Corporation
18351470 ELECTRON BEAM CURABLE INK AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD Final Rejection 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
17851563 REVERSIBLY THERMOCHROMIC AQUEOUS INKJET PRINTER INK COMPOSITION, INKJET PRINTER AND INK CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18315249 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17938655 INKJET INK Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18267454 INKJET PROCESSING FLUID, AND INK SET AND PRINTING METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18551063 OILY INK COMPOSITION FOR WRITING UTENSIL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
17435847 AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR WRITING INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
18712995 SLURRY COMPOSITION AND COATING AGENT Non-Final OA Niterra Co., Ltd.
18661800 WATERBORNE ACRYLIC RESIN CONTAINING INORGANIC CROSSLINKING AGENT, LATEX CONTAINING THE SAME AND COATINGS FORMED FROM THE SAME Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
18947381 MINERAL BINDER COMPOSITION FOR 3D PRINTING Final Rejection SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18692900 (METH)ACRYLATE COMPOUNDS AS REACTIVE DILUENTS FOR POLYADDITION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18684019 INFRARED CURABLE INK COMPOSITION, INFRARED CURED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INFRARED CURED PRODUCT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17775674 AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, PRINTED MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18262321 METAL PRINTING INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD USING SAME FOR REDUCING MISTING DURING PRINTING Final Rejection SAKATA INX CORPORATION
17297104 ELECTRON BEAM CURABLE WATER-BASEDINK-JET INK COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAKATA INX CORPORATION
18567231 NONAQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, RECORDED MATTER, RECORDING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECORDED MATTER Non-Final OA DNP FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
17525370 WHITE PIGMENT DISPERSION AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA MATSUI SHIKISO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

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