Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Karuna P Reddy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as REDDY, KARUNA P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1744 1763 1764 1796

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

REDDY, KARUNA P works in tech center 1700 and art unit 1744. The profile contains 854 resolved cases, with a 42.6% allowance rate and a median of 1288 days to allowance. The interview lift is 10.4%, showing a limited association between interviews and improved allowance outcomes relative to the overall prosecution result.

The leading companies are Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, DuPont de Nemours Inc., and Borealis AG. The listed firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA), and GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. The large resolved-case base supports examiner-specific preparation, but the allowance rate points to the importance of claim drafting and written responses. The 1288-day median calls for advance planning around continuation decisions and business deadlines.

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

Performance Statistics

42.6%
Allow Rate
-22.4% vs TC avg
929
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
1288
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 854 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18572573 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES PREPARED USING POLYETHER-CONTAINING MACROMER Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17629684 STABILIZER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA BASF SE
16766199 AN ADDITIVE COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection BASF SE
18240635 MICROPARTICLES AND MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18450567 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18694106 HYDROXYALKYL GROUP-CONTAINING POLYSILOXANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18483352 CURABLE FORMULATIONS FOR POLISHING PADS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
16478745 SIZING COMPOSITION FOR MINERAL WOOL BASED ON A HYDROGENATED SUGAR AND INSULATING PRODUCTS OBTAINED Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER
18441376 RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, MODIFIER FOR ABS RESIN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING ABS RESIN Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18512500 MONOMER COMPOSITION, METHACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18383441 METHYL METHACRYLATE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING METHYL METHACRYLATE POLYMER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17072092 CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, AND STACKED BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18719952 COMPOSITION FOR LUGGAGE CASE Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18700115 POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR A FILM LAYER Non-Final OA BOREALIS AG
18699331 PROPYLENE COMPOSITION FOR FOAMING WITH HIGH MELT FLOW RATE Non-Final OA BOREALIS AG
18290932 FLAME RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SYNERGIST Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18001511 PROCESS FOR REDUCING ETHYLENE VOLATILES DURING LDPE POLYMERIZATION Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
17600658 BIMODAL POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-1-ALKENE) COPOLYMER Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18968679 Super Absorbent Polymer Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
17612388 Olefin-Based Polymer Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Karuna P Reddy's allowance rate?

42.6% of resolved applications examined by Karuna P Reddy were allowed (854 resolved cases), compared with 48.7% across Art Unit 1744 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Karuna P Reddy?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Karuna P Reddy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Karuna P Reddy took 1,288 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Karuna P Reddy work in?

Karuna P Reddy examines applications in Art Unit 1744 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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