Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: VARGOT, MATHIEU D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1742 1791 3791

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mathieu D. Vargot serves as an examiner in Art Unit 1742 within Tech Center 3700. The examiner has a record of 1205 resolved cases, which indicates a significant level of experience in processing patent applications. The allowance rate for these cases is 62.4%. This 62.4% rate provides a baseline for applicants to evaluate their chances of securing a patent grant when assigned to this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1275, which is the typical duration for successful prosecution. This 1275-day period suggests that applicants should be prepared for a multi-year process. An interview lift of 20.9% is also reported in the data. This 20.9% lift shows that conducting an interview with the examiner is a statistically beneficial action for the applicant. Practitioners should consider the 20.9% lift as a reason to engage in verbal discussion to address rejections. With 1205 resolved cases, the examiner's 62.4% allowance rate is based on a substantial volume of work, providing a reliable metric for future prosecution strategies.

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

Performance Statistics

62.4%
Allow Rate
-7.6% vs TC avg
1,227
Total Applications
+20.9%
Interview Lift
1275
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1205 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19203598 DETECTION OF PRINTING DEFECTS DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18722546 MULTI-LAYER FILM, AND MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE USING SAME Non-Final OA Kuraray Co., Ltd.
18931357 ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR Non-Final OA Under Armour, Inc.
19229015 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEET PREPREG, METHOD FOR SUPPLYING FIBER RAW MATERIAL, AND SHEET PREPREG Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18194664 NANOFIBER COLLECTION DEVICES Non-Final OA Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
18926785 SPECTACLE LENS PRODUCING METHOD, SPECTACLE LENS PRODUCING SYSTEM, AND SPECTACLE LENS Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18275033 INDENO-FUSED NAPHTHOPYRAN COMPOUND PARTICLES, METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLE Final Rejection HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18980398 CARTRIDGE FOR VAPORIZER DEVICE Non-Final OA JUUL Labs, Inc.
18879329 GASKET MOLDING METHOD, GASKET, FUEL CELL COMPONENT, FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL PRODUCTION METHOD, SEALING METHOD, AND GASKET MOLDING DEVICE Non-Final OA ThreeBond Co., Ltd.
18875351 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DENTAL PRINTED ARTICLE Non-Final OA GC Corporation

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