Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2847 2848

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
849
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
814
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 840 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
30.2%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18939045 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PROTECTIVE COVER FOR PROTECTING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18994306 ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18365677 Method for Synthesizing High-Rate Capability Cement-Carbon Supercapacitor Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18956722 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18937964 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18891854 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18883527 CAPACITOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18644372 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.

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