Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1743 1762 1763 1765 1796

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.3%
Allow Rate
+8.3% vs TC avg
971
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1076
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 924 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17632721 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, RESIN-EQUIPPED FILM, RESIN-EQUIPPED METAL FOIL, METAL-CLADDED LAYERED SHEET, AND WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18456091 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18293960 ACYLHYDRAZONE BOND-CONTAINING AMPHIPHOBIC POLYMER AND PREPARATION METHOD OF NANO AMPHIPHOBIC REVERSAL AGENT Non-Final OA CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
17788891 STYRENE COPOLYMER, THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF PREPARING STYRENE COPOLYMER AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17921516 OXIDIZED POLYISOBUTENE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection The Regents Of The University Of California
18121794 RESIN COMPOSITION TO BE CROSS-LINKED AND FOAMED Non-Final OA MIZUNO CORPORATION
18565783 LATENT-FLUORIDE CONTAINING POLYMERS FOR TRIGGERED DEGRADATION Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18556247 OLEFIN-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CURE Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18252250 PREPARATION OF NON-POLAR-POLAR BLOCK COPOLYMERS VIA VINYL-TERMINATED POLYOLEFINS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC

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