Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MOORE, MARGARET G

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1732 1763 1764 1765 1781 1788 1796

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Margaret G. Moore also works in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1712, with 1332 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 68.0%, and the median days to allowance is 1056. These figures provide a benchmark for success and timing in this art unit.

The interview lift is 15.2%, indicating that interviews are a beneficial part of the prosecution strategy. With 1332 resolved cases, the data is very reliable. The 68.0% allowance rate and 1056-day median pendency suggest a steady path to issuance. Practitioners should utilize the 15.2% lift to resolve any impasses, as the examiner’s large volume of resolved cases shows a consistent pattern of being responsive to both written and verbal arguments during prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
1,370
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
1056
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1332 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17454531 Radiation Curable Polymers Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18496051 OPHTHALMIC DEVICES CONTAINING TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES AS HIGH ENERGY VISIBLE LIGHT FILTERS Final Rejection Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
18554485 CHAIN-EXTENDED SILICONES, METHOD OF MAKING, CURABLE COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND THERMAL GAP FILLER Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18269276 COMPOSITION INCLUDING POLYSILOXANES, HYDROSILYLATION CATALYST, AND PHOSPHOROUS-CONTAINING FLAME RETARDANT ENCAPSULATED IN CROSSLINKED, NITROGEN-CONTAINING POLYMER AND RELATED ARTICLE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17952545 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
17442312 ORGANIC RESIN CARRYING TERTIARY AMINE AND CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS, AND AQUEOUS DISPERSION COMPRISING SAME, FOR A TWO-COMPONENT CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Arkema France
18703240 SILANOLS AND SILANEDIOLS Final Rejection VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
18180408 Pressure Sensitive Adhesives and Articles with Hyperbranched Silsesquioxane Core and Methods of Making the Same Non-Final OA Avery Dennison Corporation
18237448 ADDITION CURABLE SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION AND DIE ATTACHMENT MATERIAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18272440 OIL-BLEEDING SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITION Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18024409 CURABLE SILICONE GEL COMPOSITION AND SILICONE GEL CURED PRODUCT Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18013311 TWO-COMPONENT TYPE ROOM TEMPERATURE FAST-CURING ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF AND ARTICLE Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18276440 SILICONE-POLYOLEFIN HYBRID ELASTOMERS Non-Final OA DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17793840 SILICONE-ACRYLATE POLYMERS, COPOLYMERS, AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18351787 BIPHASIC ANTI-ICING COATING FOR SENSORS AND BODY COMPONENTS OF VEHICLES Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18030270 SOLID COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18562650 COATING FILM, COATING COMPOSITION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18696216 Polyethylene Blends, Films Thereof, and Methods Thereof Final Rejection ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18288829 ORGANOPOLYSILOXANES, COMPOSITIONS AND POWDER FORMULATIONS CONTAINING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF AS A DEFOAMER Non-Final OA WACKER CHEMIE AG
18565356 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBING RESIN, WATER-ABSORBING RESIN, ABSORBER, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18128662 SELF-CATALYZING SILICONE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVES FORMED THEREFROM, AND A METHOD OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
18128688 HYDROPHILICALLY MODIFIED SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE Non-Final OA MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
17998006 COSMETIC PRODUCT AND MAKING-UP METHOD Non-Final OA Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
18196978 SILANE FUNCTIONAL STABILIZERS FOR EXTENDING LONG-TERM ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Novinium, LLC

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