Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1734

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anita Nassiri Motlagh, in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1734, has resolved 637 cases. The allowance rate is 55.9 percent. The median time to allowance is 1134 days. These figures indicate a moderately difficult prosecution environment with a standard timeline. The 637 resolved cases offer a stable data set for evaluating the examiner's tendencies and the typical duration of the process for applications in this art unit.

The interview lift is 24.6 percent. This is a substantial lift, suggesting that interviews are effective at moving cases toward an allowance. Practitioners should consider the 24.6 percent lift as a reason to engage in direct communication, especially given the 55.9 percent baseline allowance rate. The 1134-day median to allowance is a benchmark for setting client expectations. With a 55.9 percent allowance rate and a 24.6 percent lift, interviews are a key strategy for improving the probability of a successful outcome with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

55.9%
Allow Rate
-9.1% vs TC avg
652
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
1134
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 637 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
60.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18707000 PRODUCTION UNIT, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR AMMONIA, AND CATALYST MATERIAL Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18683936 HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18280335 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18535446 METHODS OF TRANSPORTING HYDROGEN Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18405407 PORPHYRAZINES AS EFFICIENT, CATALYTIC AND SCALABLE METHOD TO PRODUCE CHLORINE DIOXIDE Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
18575875 POLYALKYLENE OXIDES AS DISPERSANT FOR GRAPHENE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18585563 ULTRA-HIGH PURITY TUNGSTEN CHLORIDES Final Rejection VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
18863937 FLASH JOULE HEATING FOR PRODUCTION OF 1D CARBON AND/OR BORON NITRIDE NANOMATERIALS Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18035593 PHOSPHOR POWDER, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE Final Rejection DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18035435 PHOSPHOR POWDER, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE Final Rejection DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
17798188 Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Nanoplastics and Microplastics Final Rejection Research Triangle Institute

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