Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/826,360

ELECTRONICALLY COMMUNICATING CONTACT INFORMATION AFTER AUTHORIZED INTERACTION

Final Rejection

Filed

Sep 06, 2024

Priority

Sep 07, 2023 — provisional 63/581,130

Examiner

BUNKER, WILLIAM B

Art Unit

3691

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Mastercard Technologies Canada Ulc

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +94.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 80% grant rate with +94.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 226 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BUNKER, WILLIAM B View full profile →

Grants 80% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

180 granted / 226 resolved

+27.6% vs TC avg

Strong +95% interview lift

Without

With

+94.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

241

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

8.7%

-31.3% vs TC avg

§103

86.3%

+46.3% vs TC avg

§102

4.6%

-35.4% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 226 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 06, 2024

Application Filed

Nov 17, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 22, 2026

Interview Requested

Feb 03, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Feb 16, 2026

Response Filed

Mar 06, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/812,110

Patent 12632901

Stock exchange trading platform

3y 10m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/431,076

Patent 12614181

System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Interpreting Black Box Models by Perturbing Transaction Parameters

2y 2m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

17/063,522

Patent 12598178

BIOMETRIC DATA SUB-SAMPLING DURING DECENTRALIZED BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION

5y 6m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

18/244,266

Patent 12591893

Techniques For Expediting Processing Of Blockchain Transactions

2y 6m to grant Granted Mar 31, 2026

18/497,299

Patent 12572902

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEAST COST ACQUIRER ROUTING FOR PRICING MODELS

2y 4m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

80%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+94.7%)

2y 9m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 226 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.