Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/830,001

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2600

Examiner

LEE, JANGWOEN

Art Unit

2656

Tech Center

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +19.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 84% grant rate with +19.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 51 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LEE, JANGWOEN View full profile →

Grants 84% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

43 granted / 51 resolved

+24.3% vs TC avg

Strong +20% interview lift

Without

With

+19.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§103

97.6%

+57.6% vs TC avg

§102

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 51 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2600

Application Filed

May 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 18, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 09, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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2y 9m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/808,242

Patent 12619872

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3y 10m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/260,889

Patent 12608547

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEGMENTING WORD BASED ON CROSS-LANGUAGE DATA AUGMENTATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 9m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

18/007,025

Patent 12597432

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3y 2m to grant Granted Apr 07, 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

84%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+19.6%)

2y 8m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 51 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.