Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SANTIAGO, MARICELI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2875 2879 2896

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mariceli Santiago manages a large docket in Art Unit 2875 of Tech Center 2800, with 1044 resolved cases. The examiner maintains a high allowance rate of 81.0 percent, which suggests a very favorable prosecution environment. This high volume of resolutions provides a statistically robust baseline for practitioners to use when advising clients on the likelihood of securing a patent grant in this art unit.

The interview lift is 8.2 percent, which offers a modest improvement over the already high baseline allowance rate. While the benefit of an interview is modest, it still represents a positive shift in the probability of success. The median days to allowance is 845, indicating a relatively fast path to issuance. For practitioners, these metrics highlight a docket where both efficiency and a high probability of success are standard.

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

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+13.1% vs TC avg
1,062
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
846
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1045 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
37.0%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18421329 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18870638 COLOR CONVERSION SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18934851 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18507099 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18500866 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18497140 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18371132 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18334452 PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18939245 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18938306 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
19047757 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18871513 REFLECTIVE DISPLAYS INCLUDING REFLECTORS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
19015435 CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
18508484 DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18840733 OPTICAL LAMINATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND SMART WINDOW COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
19002649 COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
18929648 REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA HannStar Display Corporation

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