Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2872

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Angela Margot Medich has resolved 586 cases in Art Unit 2871. Her allowance rate is 66.9%, and the median days to allowance is 933. These metrics provide a solid baseline for prosecution in Tech Center 2800. The 66.9% allowance rate suggests a positive outlook for applicants, and the 933-day median indicates the timeline for reaching a grant.

The interview lift of 19.7% indicates that direct dialogue is a useful strategy. It can help practitioners improve the 66.9% allowance rate and potentially streamline the 933-day median process. This 19.7% lift suggests that the examiner is open to resolving technical issues through verbal communication. With 586 resolved cases, the data is reliable and points toward a strategy of using interviews to boost the 66.9% grant probability. Practitioners should consider the 19.7% lift as a key tool for navigating this examiner's docket.

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

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
606
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
933
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 586 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18708769 MICROLENS STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND RELATED USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18887381 OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19025707 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18884794 ELONGATED COLLIMATOR FOR PUPIL PLACEMENT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19021422 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
17959331 ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18847970 OPTICAL PATH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18712531 TRIPLE NOTCHED FILTER COVERGLASS FOR HIGH AMBIENT CONTRAST DISPLAY Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18921013 ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY Non-Final OA E Ink Holdings Inc.
17651925 OPTICAL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS BASED ON PANCHARATNAM PHASE Non-Final OA Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18542849 ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILMS, METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY PANELS Final Rejection Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
17836367 OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING A PROTECTIVE COATING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18843603 WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR FOR HEAD-UP DISPLAY WITH HOLOGRAPHIC ELEMENT TO CREATE A TILTED VIRTUAL IMAGE PLANE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
18947096 LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18316309 Light Turning Element Non-Final OA Dualitas Ltd

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