Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LAWLER, JOHN VINCENT

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1732 1781 1787 2877 3736

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

John Vincent Lawler is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1732, with 352 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 57.4 percent. This baseline rate helps applicants understand the likelihood of success for their filings, based on the 352 resolved cases on record.

The interview lift is 43.0 percent. This lift suggests that interviews are an effective method for moving applications toward allowance. The 43.0 percent figure indicates that direct engagement can alter the trajectory of a case compared to the 57.4 percent base allowance rate in Art Unit 1732.

The median days to allowance is 1122. This 1122 day period is the timeframe for reaching an allowance. By considering both the 1122 day median and the 352 resolved cases, practitioners can better estimate the resources and time required for prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

57.4%
Allow Rate
-12.6% vs TC avg
377
Total Applications
+43.0%
Interview Lift
1122
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 352 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
63.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18358928 POLYMER FILM, LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18832666 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM WITH RESIN, SHEET OF METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18495857 BONDED BODY, SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING BONDED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18063160 PLASTIC USED FOR ANTENNA ELEMENT Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18573762 INSULATED WIRE, COIL AND CABLE INCLUDING INSULATED WIRE Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18718298 Temperature-adaptive radiative coating for all-season building thermal regulation Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18901843 OPTICAL LAMINATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, FRONT PANEL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18317063 PLATED MATERIAL AND PLATING PRETREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATION
19107070 COPOLYESTER BLOW MOLDED ARTICLES WITH A TRANSPARENT VIEW STRIPE Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18268576 SELF-BONDING ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND LAMINATE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
19105099 OPTICAL FILM HAVING IMPROVED STIFFNESS AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18281769 RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM COMPRISING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18807116 COPOLYMER AND LAMINATE CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18799459 CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18668608 EXTRUSION SINGLE LAYER COATINGS Non-Final OA Novelis Inc.

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