Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DUDEK, JAMES A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2871 3761

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
1,374
Total Applications
+3.1%
Interview Lift
812
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1367 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18769879 Light Controlling Panel and Transparent Display Device Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18770470 TWO-DIMENSIONAL MICRO-ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL SYSTEM MIRROR AND ACTUATION METHOD Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18906576 OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA TDK TAIWAN CORP.
18288808 ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18825091 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL DEVICES AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18833131 NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING PARTICLES, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING PARTICLES, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING PARTICLE DISPERSION, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING STACK, AND NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING TRANSPARENT BASE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18903521 REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR A WAVELENGTH IN THE EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH RANGE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

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