Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AKAR, SERKAN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3737 3786 3793 3797 4136

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Serkan Akar is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, working in Art Unit 3737. The examiner has 423 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 66.0 percent. This figure provides a baseline for the probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift is 33.6 percent. This is an increase, indicating that interviews are a tool for advancing prosecution. Practitioners should consider requesting an interview, as the 33.6 percent lift suggests it improves the probability of allowance in Art Unit 3737.

The median days to allowance is 1646. This is a duration for the prosecution process, suggesting that cases may take time to reach a final grant. With 423 resolved cases, the examiner has a history in Tech Center 4100. The 66.0 percent allowance rate and 1646 day median are key metrics for practitioners to weigh when developing their strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+6.0% vs TC avg
463
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
1644
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 424 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18718472 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING PERFUSION PARAMETERS OF SKIN Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18693697 System and Method for Vascular Access Management Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
19081680 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AND COLLECTION OF DATA FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
19025038 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR WOUND IMAGING AND MONITORING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
19025446 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR WOUND IMAGING AND MONITORING Final Rejection UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
17509914 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AND COLLECTION OF DATA FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
18264366 Heart Rate Monitor Systems And Methods Non-Final OA Peloton Interactive, Inc.
18406970 PLASMA PROBE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OF TISSUE Non-Final OA Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
18701580 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND/OR ASSESSING A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA Non-Final OA YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
18940982 EXAMINATION DEVICE FOR OPTICAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS Final Rejection HEINE Optotechnik GmbH & Co. KG

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