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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745 1746 1748 1763 1787
This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases
Catherine S. Branch is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1745. The examiner has 963 resolved cases on record. The data shows an allowance rate of 85.7% for these applications. This 85.7% allowance rate provides a metric for the frequency of successful outcomes. The median days to allowance is 860, which establishes a timeframe for the duration of the examination process from filing to the final grant.
The profile also includes an interview lift of 3.5%. This lift indicates that conducting an interview with the examiner correlates with a change in the likelihood of success. For practitioners, the 3.5% lift suggests that direct communication is a useful strategy for addressing rejections. With 963 resolved cases, the examiner's history provides a basis for these observations. The 860-day median to allowance remains a key consideration for managing client expectations and prosecution resources in Art Unit 1745.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18277992 | FILM MATERIAL AND LAMINATED MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18864553 | ADHESIVE SET, ADHESIVE BODY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | Resonac Corporation |
| 18867216 | RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE | Non-Final OA | KURARAY CO., LTD. |
| 18442675 | HYDROPHOBIC FUNCTIONALIZATION OF SILICEOUS MATERIAL WITH BIO-OILS | Non-Final OA | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 18569971 | FREE-RADICALLY POLYMERIZABLE COPOLYMER, FREE-RADICALLY POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, AND POLYMERIZED REACTION PRODUCT THEREFROM | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 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 |
| 18312729 | MECHANICALLY STIMULATED MECHANOPHORES, POLYMERS THEREOF, METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF, AND SYSTEMS THEREOF FOR CONTROLLED EMISSION OF SMALL MOLECULES | Non-Final OA | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois |
| 18037209 | SOLUTION PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFINS | Final Rejection | SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. |
| 18005759 | HYDROCARBYL-MODIFIED METHYLALUMINOXANE COCATALYST FOR BIS-PHENYLPHENOXY METAL-LIGAND COMPLEXES | Non-Final OA | Dow Global Technologies LLC |
| 18260201 | PROCESSES FOR POLYMERIZING ONE OR MORE OLEFINS | Non-Final OA | ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. |
| 18729265 | POLYFUNCTIONAL (METH)ACRYLATE THIOESTER COMPOSITION, CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, MOLDED BODY, OPTICAL MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYFUNCTIONAL (METH)ACRYLATE THIOESTER COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. |
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