Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GARRETT, DAWN L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1786 1794

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dawn L. Garrett is an examiner in Art Unit 1786 of Tech Center 1700, having managed 978 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 72.6 percent. The median days to allowance of 1258 indicates the time required for applications to reach a grant. This 1258-day figure is a data point for practitioners to use when estimating the duration of prosecution on this docket.

The interview lift for this examiner is 10.3 percent. This lift is an increase over the 72.6 percent allowance rate, implying that interviews provide a benefit. With 978 resolved cases, the data suggests a reliance on the written record, though the 10.3 percent lift remains a tactical option. Practitioners should focus on written responses while using the interview to address issues during the 1258-day median process. The 72.6 percent allowance rate indicates the success rate in Art Unit 1786.

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

Performance Statistics

72.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
1,029
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 978 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17713284 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18279218 Organic Light Emitting Device and Display Apparatus Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18021548 THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLUORESCENT MATERIAL, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18478648 CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18229115 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND AMINE COMPOUND FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17979178 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17796226 ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17805794 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND FUSED POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17664725 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17718209 FUSED CYCLIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE FUSED CYCLIC COMPOUND AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17652016 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17675482 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND FOR THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
16092860 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS COMPRISING DIBENZOFURAN AND/OR DIBENZOTHIOPHENE STRUCTURES Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
18510284 ORGANIC COMPOUND, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18196908 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING THE COMPOUND Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18272550 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18020713 NOVEL COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17923768 Novel Compound and Organic Light Emitting Device Comprising the Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
17611452 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17610394 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18470908 EXTENDING OLED OPERATIONAL LIFETIME VIA GRADED CO-HOST/CO-DOPED EMISSION LAYER METHOD Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18561095 COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DIODE, ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DIODE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18546490 COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
17642221 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
17642222 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
17635584 COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
16715311 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18018315 COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC ELECTRIC ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTRIC ELEMENT USING THE SAME, AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD.
18469048 ORGANIC BORON-NITROGEN COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSES Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18279313 LIGHT-EMITTING MATERIAL, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.

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