Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1735 1793

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paul A. Wartalowicz has managed 851 resolved cases within Art Unit 1712 of Tech Center 1700. His allowance rate stands at 64.3 percent. This 64.3 percent rate provides a baseline for expectations when filing applications in this chemical and materials engineering focused area. The volume of 851 cases suggests a well-established pattern of examiner behavior.

The interview lift for this examiner is 18.7 percent. While positive, this 18.7 percent lift indicates that interviews are a helpful supplement rather than a guaranteed solution for overcoming rejections. Practitioners should use this metric to weigh the benefits of an interview against other prosecution strategies. The 64.3 percent allowance rate remains the primary indicator of the examiner's general disposition.

The median time to reach an allowance is 1268 days. This 1268-day metric is a critical data point for managing client expectations regarding the length of the prosecution cycle. With 851 resolved cases, the data set for these metrics is robust, offering a reliable view of the historical performance in Art Unit 1712.

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

Performance Statistics

64.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
873
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
1269
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 853 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18056318 METHOD OF MAKING SUPERCONDUCTING INTERCONNECTIONS Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18341092 SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM CIRCUIT Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18351575 SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICE, AND LAMINATED BODY Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18286134 JOINED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING JOINED BODY Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18121412 Strong spin-microwave coupling for quantum technologies Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17756815 SEMICONDUCTOR-FERROMAGNETIC INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR HYBRID DEVICES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17968556 WAFER SCALE PRODUCTION OF SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNESIUM DIBORIDE THIN FILMS WITH HIGH TRANSITION TEMPERATURE Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18247891 NBTI SUPERCONDUCTING MULTICORE WIRE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17964872 SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASING TEMPERATURE THEREOF Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17911270 Emergency Shutdown of A No-Insulation Magnet Non-Final OA Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC
17796481 Field Quality Correction In No-Insulation Superconducting Magnets By Adjustable Current Bypasses Final Rejection Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC
18157146 Method for Controlling Turn-to-Turn Contact Resistance in REBCO Magnet Pancake Coils Final Rejection The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18179085 GRAPHITIC ROOM-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR Non-Final OA Terra Quantum AG

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