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Last updated: October 26, 2026

William Boddie, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BODDIE, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2621 2622 2623 2625 2626 2627 2628 2629 2699 2811

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Analysis

BODDIE, WILLIAM is assigned to Technology Center 2800 and art unit 2621. The profile records 204 resolved cases and a 27.9% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1735 days. Interview lift is 22.1%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes despite the low overall allowance rate.

The listed companies are Samsung Display Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. The listed firms are ANDRUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLP, BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. Practitioners should plan for lengthy prosecution and may give interviews meaningful attention while addressing substantive barriers to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

27.9%
Allow Rate
-40.1% vs TC avg
234
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1735
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 204 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
65.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18419386 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18690258 Display Substrate, Preparation Method Therefor, and Display Apparatus Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19232333 METHOD AND CONTROL CIRCUITRY FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON A HEAD-UP DISPLAY Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
19039302 DYNAMIC REFRESH RATE SWITCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William Boddie's allowance rate?

27.9% of resolved applications examined by William Boddie were allowed (204 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 2621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William Boddie?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William Boddie take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William Boddie took 1,735 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William Boddie work in?

William Boddie examines applications in Art Unit 2621 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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