Last updated: October 21, 2026

Application No. 18/641,221

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NFC TRANSACTIONS ON USER MOBILE DEVICES

Final Rejection

Filed

Apr 19, 2024

Priority

Feb 18, 2021 — IN 202121006745 +1 more

Examiner

TURK, BROCK E

Art Unit

3692

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Synergistic Financial Networks Private Limited

OA Round

4 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +37.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 30% grant rate with +37.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

TURK, BROCK E View full profile →

Grants only 30% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

50 granted / 164 resolved

-21.5% vs TC avg

Strong +37% interview lift

Without

With

+37.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

226

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

39.6%

-0.4% vs TC avg

§103

35.0%

-5.0% vs TC avg

§102

9.0%

-31.0% vs TC avg

§112

14.1%

-25.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 164 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 5 earlier events

Feb 20, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Mar 02, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 19, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Mar 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection (signed)

Apr 28, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 18, 2026

Response Filed

Sep 05, 2026

Final Rejection (signed)

Oct 19, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/472,131

Patent 12725152

PARTIAL NFT TRANSFER BASED ON DYNAMIC USER ACTIVITY

2y 11m to grant Granted Sep 01, 2026

17/947,036

Patent 12694444

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOCK RATE MATCHING WHEN UPDATING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL BASED FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM

3y 10m to grant Granted Jul 28, 2026

16/320,995

Patent 12670489

BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM

7y 5m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/565,224

Patent 12367467

INTEGRATED INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS FOR MULTI-USER TRANSACTIONS

3y 6m to grant Granted Jul 22, 2025

17/913,452

Patent 12354161

POWER GENERATION PLANT OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND POWER GENERATION PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 08, 2025

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

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

30%

Grant Probability

68%

With Interview (+37.2%)

3y 0m (~6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 164 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.