Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/543,082

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 18, 2023

Priority

Apr 16, 2020 — nonprovisional of PCTJP2020016916 +1 more

Examiner

LI, SUN M

Art Unit

3685

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

NEC Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +28.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 53% grant rate with +28.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 744 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 53% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

391 granted / 744 resolved

+0.6% vs TC avg

Strong +28% interview lift

Without

With

+28.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 0m

Avg Prosecution

23 currently pending

Career history

763

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

20.0%

-20.0% vs TC avg

§103

61.9%

+21.9% vs TC avg

§102

14.4%

-25.6% vs TC avg

§112

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 744 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 18, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 28, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 15, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 15, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12683023

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT SCREENING

3y 8m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/923,947

Patent 12675324

PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION BASED ON USAGE DATA

1y 8m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/492,293

Patent 12665062

PATIENT-LED PRESCRIPTION REFILL GROUPING SYSTEM AND METHOD

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/781,805

Patent 12655176

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PROTEIN SEQUENCE

4y 0m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/396,207

Patent 12658322

Methods and Systems for Providing Diagnosis Assistance Using Similarity Search Bi-Directional Communications to Resolve Indeterminate Diagnoses

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

53%

Grant Probability

81%

With Interview (+28.1%)

4y 0m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 744 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.