Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Clearview AI Inc.

Technology area: Communications

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Clearview AI Inc. maintains a company patent portfolio in the Communications technology area. The portfolio is currently navigating 1 pending office action. This 1 pending office action is the only active matter for the company, suggesting a focused effort on a specific technical filing.

The prosecution is overseen by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This concentration indicates that the company's innovations are being reviewed within a single technical division by a single individual. For the practitioner, the 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit provide a consistent environment where the prosecution strategy can be refined for a single audience without competing procedural requirements.

CARTER, AARON W is the busiest examiner, managing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Because CARTER, AARON W is the only examiner involved, the success of the 1 pending office action depends entirely on this individual's assessment. Practitioners should focus on the specific examination patterns of CARTER, AARON W to move the portfolio forward effectively.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
100% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CARTER, AARON W 1 85.0% +8.9%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18749996 METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON BASED ON FACIAL RECOGNITION CARTER, AARON W 61d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2661 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18749996 METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON BASED ON FACIAL RECOGNITION CARTER, AARON W 2661 §103§112 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Jun 21, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Clearview AI Inc. have?

Clearview AI Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Clearview AI Inc. applications?

Aaron W Carter has the most, with 1 of Clearview AI Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Clearview AI Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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