Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HON, SOW FUN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1712 1717 1741 1742 1759 1782 1783 1794 1798 4142

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-2.2% vs TC avg
822
Total Applications
+64.4%
Interview Lift
1170
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 778 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.3%
§102 Novelty
92.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18146550 WATER-BASED INK, PRINTED RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INK CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18989462 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18302950 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18147496 SUPERSTRATE COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19051851 CHEMICAL LIQUID, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MODIFIED SUBSTRATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LAMINATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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
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.
18313355 Composition For Forming Metal Oxide Film, Patterning Process, And Method For Forming Metal Oxide Film Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
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.
17295702 POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18177762 LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18279484 INDUSTRIAL PLASTELINE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA STAEDTLER SE
17635460 CORE FOR WRITING, DRAWING AND/OR PAINTING IMPLEMENTS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection STAEDTLER SE
18552694 DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING PRIMER FOR PLASTIC FILMS FOR FOOD PACKAGING Final Rejection GOGLIO S.P.A.
17797466 Waterborne UV Curable Coating Composition for Anti-Stain and Anti-Scratch Coatings Non-Final OA Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.
18027767 COLORED COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Sumika Technology Co., Ltd.
18003634 HANDHELD WRITING TOOL HAVING IMPROVED CAP-OFF TIME Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ BIC
18003655 REFILLABLE WRITING TOOL FOR A WATER-BASED INK COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ BIC
18002916 POLYMER EMULSIONS CONTAINING A POLYMERIZED SURFACTANT AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA MICHELMAN, INC.

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