Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1745 1746 1787 1788 1794 3619

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.5%
Allow Rate
-7.5% vs TC avg
776
Total Applications
-14.4%
Interview Lift
1310
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 719 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18674508 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18614565 ADHESIVE FILM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18853737 DUAL CURABLE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18283474 RUBBERIZED ASPHALT COMPOSITION WITH ACRYLIC COPOLYMER Final Rejection BASF SE
17594905 SILICONE-BASED ADHESIVE PROTECTION FILM AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18208068 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIELECTRIC LAYER, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND LAMINATE COMPRISING DIELECTRIC LAYER Non-Final OA TOPPAN INC.
18320607 PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LABEL Non-Final OA LINTEC CORPORATION
18792950 ADHESIVE MATERIAL WITH TRIGGERABLE ON-DEMAND DETACHMENT Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18848267 DECORATIVE FILM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18834485 DECORATIVE FILM FOR EXTERIORS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18720807 ADHESIVE FILM, ADHESIVE SYSTEM, AND RELATED PROCESSES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18730545 ADHESIVE TAPE, ARTICLE OBTAINED USING ADHESIVE TAPE, AND METHOD FOR DISMANTLING ARTICLES Final Rejection DIC Corporation
18684511 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18358853 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18828449 Laminated Conductive Fabric Tape Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation
18716001 COMPOSTABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE BASED ON POLYURETHANE Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18788813 ADHESIVE SHEET, ADHESIVE SHEET WITH RELEASE FILM, AND ADHESIVE SHEET FOR CONSTITUENT MEMBER OF FLEXIBLE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17876637 Adhesive Composition, Adhesive Agent, Adhesive Sheet, and Double-Sided Adhesive Sheet Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18245417 Acrylic-Based Adhesive Composition with Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
17442741 LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM Final Rejection TOYOBO CO., LTD.
18877000 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
18124282 FLOOR MARKING TAPE Final Rejection Brady Worldwide, Inc.
17995408 TEMPORARY PROTECTION FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, LEAD FRAME WITH TEMPORARY PROTECTION FILM, TEMPORARILY PROTECTED ENCAPSULATION OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.

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