Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: POWERS, LAURA C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1785

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
601
Total Applications
+47.3%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 567 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
35.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858061 LIDAR-VISIBLE COATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
18507207 ETCHING PLATE, METHOD OF FABRICATING WINDOW USING THE SAME, AND WINDOW FABRICATED USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17707371 PLASMA-INDUCED SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF SINX THIN FILM FOR IMPROVED ADHESION OF METAL-DIELECTRIC FOR HSIO Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18884573 DECORATIVE SHEET AND DECORATIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC
18758523 Assistive Medical Accessory Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18903837 PIGGYBACK REPLACEMENT LABEL Non-Final OA Iconex LLC
18849889 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN FILM, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18475068 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A PATTERNED LAYER OF CARBON, METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERNED LAYER OF MATERIAL Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18850132 INK COMPOSITION, LIGHT-BLOCKING MEMBER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NATOCO CO., LTD.
18681797 A RECYCLABLE ARTICLE FOR PACKAGING Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18687866 HEAT-ACTIVATABLE LINERLESS LABEL CONSTRUCTIONS Final Rejection Avery Dennison Corporation
18752986 STICKER COMPRISING MECHANORESPONSIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
18687018 POLYMER INTERLAYER WITH BLOCKED CORE LAYER Non-Final OA SOLUTIA INC.
18094966 GLASS COMPOSITION, GLASS ARTICLE PREPARED THEREFROM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Kongju National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
18667677 RECYCLABLE HEAT SHRINK FILM FOR RECYCLABLE CONTAINER Final Rejection BROOK & WHITTLE LIMITED
18667712 RECYCLABLE HEAT SHRINK FILM FOR RECYCLABLE CONTAINER Non-Final OA BROOK & WHITTLE LIMITED
18595094 RECYCLABLE HEAT SHRINK FILM FOR RECYCLABLE CONTAINER Final Rejection BROOK & WHITTLE LIMITED
18705668 FLEXIBLE SELF-ADHESIVE LABEL WITH A COVERED ADHESIVE REGION SELECTIVELY PEELABLE AND CLOSEABLE PRODUCT INCLUDING SAID LABEL Non-Final OA Arconvert, S.A.U.
18702322 A PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY SELECTIVE CAMOUFLAGE MATERIAL Non-Final OA SAAB AB
17910320 COMPOSITE ANTI-FOULING COATINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Singapore University of Technology and Design
18622950 IDENTIFICATION BADGE Final Rejection INTELLIBADGE LLC
18000700 CELLULOSE ESTER-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18387286 ENGINEERED WATERPROOF CLICK-LOCKING FLOORING AND WALL COVERING PLANKS Non-Final OA CLYX BV
18162739 Modular Camouflage System and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA Ametrine Technologies Ltd.

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