Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOBAN, MATTHEW E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1734 1743 1793

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.3%
Allow Rate
-4.7% vs TC avg
870
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1283
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 852 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18531833 ADSORBENT, POLYMER, AND ADSORPTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18302270 METAL MAGNETIC POWDER, COMPOSITE MAGNETIC BODY, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18034339 QUANTUM DOT PRODUCTION METHOD AND QUANTUM DOTS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18617554 CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED LAYER USING THE COMPOSITION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE CURED LAYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18746553 GLASS Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18128965 METHOD OF PREPARING QUANTUM DOT, QUANTUM DOT, AND INK COMPOSITION, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, OPTICAL MEMBER, AND APPARATUS, EACH INCLUDING THE QUANTUM DOT Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation, SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18651745 MAGNETIC PARTICLES, DUST CORE, AND COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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