Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1788

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

19.8%
Allow Rate
-45.2% vs TC avg
476
Total Applications
+25.6%
Interview Lift
1853
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 430 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
63.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17682749 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE FILM PREPARED FROM THE SAME AND DISPLAY MEMBER INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17682818 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE FILM PREPARED FROM THE SAME AND DISPLAY MEMBER INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18255989 CHIP RESISTOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18426062 RESIN COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE MEMBER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17641311 Acrylic Emulsion Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Composition Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18688511 Preparation of High Molecular Weight Polymers with Minimal Gel Content Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17267794 COHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18143998 CORROSION RESISTANT ADHESIVE SOL-GEL Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
17624708 ADHESIVE FILM FOR METAL TERMINAL, METAL TERMINAL WITH ADHESIVE FILM FOR METAL TERMINAL, POWER STORAGE DEVICE USING SAID ADHESIVE FILM FOR METAL TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18430976 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17642134 FILM BACKING FOR RELEASABLE SECUREMENT Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
17600395 MULTILAYER FILMS FOR AIRBAG APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
18564846 ULTRAVIOLET-CURABLE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18542104 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR A MICROTEXTURE HYDROPHOBIC OR SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18281129 COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
17753577 PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ARTICLE Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
17709810 TWO-PART, CYANOACRYLATE/FREE RADICALLY CURABLE ADHESIVE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17762704 TRANSFER SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MELAMINE DECORATIVE PANEL Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
18530528 Polyurethane Protective Film Final Rejection Avery Dennison Corporation
18390386 REPULPABLE, PAPER-BASED BACKING LAYER Final Rejection Neenah Gessner GmbH
18259508 FLUORINE-BASED POLYMER COATING FILM, OPTICAL SUBSTRATE COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
16693273 TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT ADHESION BETWEEN APPLICATOR AND SKIN DURING COOLING OF TISSUE Final Rejection Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
17425992 READILY ADHESIVE POLYESTER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection TOYOBO CO., LTD.
18294142 FILLED POLYISOBUTENE-BASED PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE Non-Final OA Adhesives Research, Inc.
18573018 ANTIBACTERIAL COATING COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING ANTIBACTERIAL NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection Makemake Co., Ltd.
18034801 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER Non-Final OA Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
18135655 BATTERY PACKAGING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Resonac Packaging Corporation
18248873 BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATED FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA SK Ieaveo Co., Ltd.
17641980 Adhesive Composition for Decorative Film Final Rejection Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.
17293278 A MULTILAYER LIDDING FILM BASED ON POLYETHYLENE Non-Final OA Ecoflexibles Limited

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