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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Anca Eoff, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as EOFF, ANCA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1722 1724 1737 1795 1796 2817

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anca Eoff is an examiner in Art Unit 1722 of Tech Center 2800, with 1262 resolved cases. She has a high allowance rate of 80.1 percent, which indicates a positive environment for patent applicants. The median days to allowance is 986, providing a reasonable timeline for successful prosecution. The interview lift is 10.8 percent, suggesting that interviews provide a helpful boost to the already strong 80.1 percent baseline allowance rate.

Top companies such as Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. are frequently represented in her docket. Active law firms include HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT), SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The 1262 resolved cases provide a very stable data set for predicting outcomes in Art Unit 1722. Practitioners should note that the 986 median days to allowance is a central figure for planning. With an 80.1 percent allowance rate and a 10.8 percent interview lift, the examiner's docket shows a consistent trend toward successful resolution for a wide range of corporate applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
1,316
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1262 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18439390 METHOD FOR INSPECTING RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST COMPOSITION, AND RESIST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18458609 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18420038 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD USING THE RESIST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18527056 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION INCLUDING PHOTOSENSITIVE POLYMER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18329976 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18565554 METHOD FOR USING COMPOSITION COMPRISING ORGANIC ACID COMPOUND, LITHOGRAPHY COMPOSITION COMPRISING ORGANIC ACID COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIST PATTERN Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
18030854 CELL MOUNTING JIG FOR PREVENTING DAMAGE TO APPEARANCE OF BATTERY CELL, CELL ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND CELL MOUNTING METHOD Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18512626 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY TO FUEL CELL Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18094415 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY CELL Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18411690 HARDMASK COMPOSITION, HARDMASK LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18003110 ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18003717 ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY, AND LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18597253 ONIUM SALT, CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING PROCESS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18440742 Compound For Forming Metal-Containing Film, Composition For Forming Metal-Containing Film, And Patterning Process Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18380454 Positive Resist Material And Patterning Process Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18450670 Polymer, Resist Composition, And Patterning Process Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18204805 METHOD TO OPTIMIZE POST DEPOSITION BAKING CONDITION OF PHOTO RESISTIVE MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18526121 METHOD OF SMOOTHENING PROFILE OF PHOTORESIST Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18385563 ADDITIVES FOR METALLIC PHOTORESIST Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd
18694200 PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18460104 RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD Final Rejection TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18542862 DIELECTRIC FILM FORMING COMPOSITION CONTAINING ACYL GERMANIUM COMPOUND Non-Final OA Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
18352031 COMPOSITE COVER FOR A BATTERY PACK OR A BATTERY MODULE FOR REDUCING THERMAL PROPAGATION RUNAWAY AND MITIGATING ARCING Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18460842 SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18687722 COMPOSITION FOR SPIN-ON CARBON FILM FORMATION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITION FOR SPIN-ON CARBON FILM FORMATION, UNDERLAYER FILM FOR LITHOGRAPHY, RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, AND CIRCUIT PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18018983 ELECTRODE PLATE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND BATTERY Non-Final OA EVE ENERGY CO., LTD.
18422098 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM Non-Final OA JSR CORPORATION
18239399 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND Non-Final OA JSR CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Anca Eoff's allowance rate?

80.1% of resolved applications examined by Anca Eoff were allowed (1,262 resolved cases), compared with 60.4% across Art Unit 1722 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Anca Eoff?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Anca Eoff take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Anca Eoff took 986 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Anca Eoff work in?

Anca Eoff examines applications in Art Unit 1722 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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