Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BRANCH, CATHERINE S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1746 1748 1763 1787

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
980
Total Applications
+3.3%
Interview Lift
857
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 958 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18277992 FILM MATERIAL AND LAMINATED MATERIAL Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17634497 BRUSH POLYMERS FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Northwestern University
18708906 HIGH TEMPERATURE DURABLE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18569971 FREE-RADICALLY POLYMERIZABLE COPOLYMER, FREE-RADICALLY POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, AND POLYMERIZED REACTION PRODUCT THEREFROM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18864553 ADHESIVE SET, ADHESIVE BODY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
17997743 METHOD FOR PREPARING A COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST THE MIXTURE OF AT LEAST ONE PEROXYDICARBONATE AND AT LEAST ONE PEROXYESTER Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE

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