Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HON, SOW FUN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1782 1783 1794 1798 4142

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-2.2% vs TC avg
815
Total Applications
+63.7%
Interview Lift
1230
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 777 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18146524 WATER-BASED INK, PRINTED RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INK CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18146550 WATER-BASED INK, PRINTED RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INK CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19202816 STARCH SLURRIES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING STARCH SLURRIES, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING INSULATED PRODUCTS USING STARCH SLURRIES Non-Final OA TemperPack Technologies, Inc.
18339728 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18334857 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18334882 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18185055 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM, PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM, AND OPTICAL LAMINATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18989462 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18166173 LIGHT CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17825529 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18147496 SUPERSTRATE COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18013156 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18353480 POLARIZING PLATE AND OPTICAL DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18250732 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR POLARIZING PLATE, POLARIZING PLATE, AND OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18313355 Composition For Forming Metal Oxide Film, Patterning Process, And Method For Forming Metal Oxide Film Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18177762 LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
17797466 Waterborne UV Curable Coating Composition for Anti-Stain and Anti-Scratch Coatings Non-Final OA Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.
18552694 DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING PRIMER FOR PLASTIC FILMS FOR FOOD PACKAGING Final Rejection GOGLIO S.P.A.
17809101 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING PAPER USING UNCOOKED STARCH FOR GYPSUM PANELS Non-Final OA KNAUF GIPS KG
18027767 COLORED COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Sumika Technology Co., Ltd.
18003655 REFILLABLE WRITING TOOL FOR A WATER-BASED INK COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ BIC
18003634 HANDHELD WRITING TOOL HAVING IMPROVED CAP-OFF TIME Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ BIC
18002916 POLYMER EMULSIONS CONTAINING A POLYMERIZED SURFACTANT AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA MICHELMAN, INC.
17635460 CORE FOR WRITING, DRAWING AND/OR PAINTING IMPLEMENTS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection STAEDTLER SE

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