Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1717 1718 1754 1785 1787
This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases
Steven Rice is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1712, with 162 resolved cases in his history. His allowance rate of 39.5 percent indicates a challenging prosecution environment where less than half of the applications result in a grant. This 39.5 percent rate necessitates a rigorous and well-supported approach to patentability arguments.
However, the data reveals a significant opportunity through the interview lift of 43.5 percent. This 43.5 percent increase in allowance probability is substantial, suggesting that the examiner is highly responsive to the clarifications provided during interviews. For the 162 resolved cases analyzed, the interview appears to be a primary mechanism for overcoming rejections and achieving a positive result.
The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1301. This 1301 day timeline reflects a lengthy prosecution process, which is common in Art Unit 1712. Applicants should prepare for a long-term engagement, but the 43.5 percent interview lift offers a clear strategy to improve upon the baseline allowance rate during that period.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18030603 | CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF | Final Rejection | DAICEL CORPORATION |
| 18695857 | BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATING FILM | Final Rejection | BASF SE |
| 18390838 | PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | TOPPAN INC. |
| 18258231 | TWO-COMPONENT COATING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Covestro Deutschland AG |
| 14825795 | COATING SYSTEM FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES | Non-Final OA | AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC |
| 18999497 | ELONGATED MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELONGATED MEDICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. |
| 18713852 | DECORATIVE FILM WITH COVER FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME | Final Rejection | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18937946 | TWO-COMPONENT SOLVENTLESS ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR ADHESION TO POLYMERIC BARRIER SUBSTRATES | Non-Final OA | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| 18251446 | Adhesive Composition | Final Rejection | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| 17997681 | SOLVENT-BASED LAMINATING ADHESIVE | Final Rejection | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| 17997679 | SOLVENT-BASED LAMINATING ADHESIVE | Final Rejection | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| 18834159 | HYGROSCOPIC FILM AND HYGROSCOPIC LAMINATE | Non-Final OA | DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO.,LTD. |
| 18880622 | COATED SUBSTRATE | Non-Final OA | Niterra Co., Ltd. |
| 18873563 | ADHESIVE SHEET FOR PROVISIONAL FIXATION OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | NITTO DENKO CORPORATION |
| 18268838 | ADHESIVE COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | Non-Final OA | POSCO Co., Ltd |
| 18268780 | ADHESIVE COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET LAMINATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | POSCO Co., Ltd |
| 18268806 | ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET LAMINATE | Non-Final OA | POSCO Co., Ltd |
| 18877016 | TRANSPARENT GLASS ARTICLE FOR COLD COMPARTMENT AND MULTIPLE GLAZING INCORPORATING SAID ARTICLE | Non-Final OA | SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE |
| 18008742 | ADHESIVE AGENT, LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL | Final Rejection | DIC Corporation |
| 18696300 | RELEASING PRIMER COMPOSITION AND PRINTED MATTER | Non-Final OA | SAKATA INX CORPORATION |
| 18804565 | THERMALLY STABLE CROSSLINKED POLYVINYL FLUORIDE COATING | Non-Final OA | DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC. |
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