Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BOYD, JENNIFER A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1700 1722 1726 1731 1782 1786 1794 3792

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jennifer A. Boyd examines applications in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1700, with 229 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 32.3 percent, which indicates a rigorous examination process. The median days to allowance is 1352, suggesting that applicants should expect a long-term process for prosecution.

The most striking data point is the interview lift of 44.5 percent. This is an exceptionally high lift, indicating that interviews are a highly effective way for securing an allowance. When compared to the 32.3 percent baseline allowance rate, the impact of direct communication is transformative for the 229 resolved cases in this portfolio.

Practitioners should prioritize examiner interviews as a core part of their strategy in Art Unit 1700. Given the 1352 median days to allowance, any tool that can improve the 32.3 percent allowance rate is highly valuable. The 44.5 percent interview lift suggests that oral advocacy is the most effective way to overcome rejections and move toward a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

32.3%
Allow Rate
-37.7% vs TC avg
246
Total Applications
+44.5%
Interview Lift
1352
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 229 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18362836 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND FUSED POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17927758 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18192020 COPOLYMER, COMPRESSION MOLDED BODY, TRANSFER MOLDED BODY, AND COMPRESSED MEMBER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18276850 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18267913 NOVEL COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18267078 COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
19092054 MULTIFILAMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18833776 DIRECT PRODUCTION OF SULFATED CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18848976 HIGHLY BREATHABLE ELECTRONIC PATCH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH PATCH Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
19202728 FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR MAKING FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection MAINE-LEE TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC
18713771 COMPOSITION CONTAINING ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17864174 COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF FORMING COMPOSITES HAVING TAILORED CTE Non-Final OA ROHR, INC
18067996 GLASS POWDER COMPOSITE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS POWDER COMPOSITE Non-Final OA GC Corporation
18913350 TURF QUICK CHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Tarkett Sports Canada Inc.
18269027 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING COMPOUND, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SOLUS ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD
18002082 Organic Compound of Formula (I) for Use in Organic Electronic Devices, an Organic Electronic Device Comprising a Compound of Formula (I) and a Display Device Comprising the Organic Electronic Device Final Rejection Novaled GmbH

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