Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: MILAKOVICH, NATHAN J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2847 2848

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nathan J. Milakovich is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2835. The data includes 714 resolved cases for this examiner. These cases result in an allowance rate of 78.0 percent. This 78.0 percent allowance rate serves as a metric for practitioners to evaluate the probability of a patent grant in this art unit.

The interview lift is 18.9 percent. This 18.9 percent lift indicates the increase in the probability of allowance associated with conducting an interview. Practitioners may use this figure to decide on the utility of direct communication with the examiner. The allowance rate and the lift together offer a statistical overview of the examiner's history.

The median days to allowance is 894. This 894-day figure represents the middle point of the time required for an application to reach allowance under this examiner's review. With 714 resolved cases as the sample, the timeline serves as a basis for planning. Practitioners can use this metric to set expectations for the duration of the prosecution process in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+10.1% vs TC avg
729
Total Applications
+18.9%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 717 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18841381 METAL-DOPED ACTIVATED CARBON Final Rejection CARBONIP TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18849758 ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR SEPARATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR SEPARATOR, AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18642395 CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19018926 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18976534 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18931158 THROUGH-TYPE MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18469479 CIRCUIT MODULE AND SUBSTRATE MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18660945 CIRCUIT BOARD REINFORCING STRUCTURE, PHOTOSENSITIVE APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18776807 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
19054139 AN ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOUND AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Rubycon Corporation
18591194 CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO.LTD.
18368741 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA PanelSemi Corporation

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