Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Christopher M Polley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717 1744 1785 1792

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher M. Polley has 633 resolved cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1717. His profile shows a 73.0% allowance rate and a median of 1056 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 26.2% lift in the allowance rate. The figures indicate a prosecution record in which interview practice is a material consideration for applicants managing examination strategy.

The leading companies are LG Electronics Inc., University of Massachusetts, and Canon Inc. The leading firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, Silvia Salvadori, P.C., and ANDRUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLP. Practitioners can use these affiliations to identify recurring technology and representation patterns while planning amendments and examiner engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
671
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1056
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 633 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19053902 VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19228243 PATTERNED NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
19063546 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19105266 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18293452 ARTICLES INCLUDING A MICROSTRUCTURED CURVED SURFACE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18843827 BOROALUMINOSILICATE GLASS COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH FUSION FLOW RATE AND ADVANTAGED PAIR SHAPING TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
19169096 DIELECTRIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18774511 AUTHENTICATABLE ENCLOSURE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
19208542 PREPARATION METHOD OF PET ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FLOORING AND PET ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FLOORING THEREOF Non-Final OA Zhongshan Nature Green New Materials Co., Ltd.
18856033 AN ARTICLE HAVING ANTI-CONTAMINATION SURFACE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING ANTI-CONTAMINATION SURFACE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher M Polley's allowance rate?

73.0% of resolved applications examined by Christopher M Polley were allowed (633 resolved cases), compared with 49.3% across Art Unit 1717 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher M Polley?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher M Polley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher M Polley took 1,056 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher M Polley work in?

Christopher M Polley examines applications in Art Unit 1717 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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