Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALLEN, NICHOLAS E

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2154 2167

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicholas E Allen has resolved 776 cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2154. The allowance rate is 75.6 percent, which is favorable for applicants. This 75.6 percent rate indicates that three quarters of the 776 cases result in a patent grant. The data suggests a consistent and positive environment for prosecution.

The interview lift is 14.6 percent, providing a modest benefit for those who engage with the examiner. The median days to allowance is 1096, which is a typical timeframe for successful prosecution. Practitioners should expect a 1096-day timeline for reaching a grant. The 14.6 percent lift can be used to resolve final issues and maintain the 75.6 percent allowance rate. These metrics indicate a high probability of success with a standard duration. Direct communication remains a helpful part of the overall strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
835
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 776 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19052809 Automatic Generation of Training and Testing Data for Machine-Learning Models Non-Final OA Google LLC
17662547 Independent Fragment Compactions of Striped Data Non-Final OA Google LLC
18871398 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18780266 SCALABLE RANGE LOCKS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18380098 MULTI-LOB CACHING AND LOB WRITING Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
19479705 SKIPLIST-BASED DATA READ-WRITE METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
18692055 QUEUE CALCULATION SYSTEM, QUEUE CALCULATION APPARATUS, QUEUE CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18158702 NON-FUNGIBLE PREFERENCE TOKEN Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18393864 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BASED DATA PRODUCT PROVISIONING Non-Final OA ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
17499678 MACHINE-LEARNED MODELS FOR PREDICTING DATABASE SIZE Non-Final OA SAP SE
17877529 MAPPING OF APPLICATION DATA Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18973498 System and Method for Autonomous Gearshift Deduplication in an Storage System Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18403153 SERIALIZABLE DIRECTORY ITERATOR Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.
18498216 ENHANCED ROLL-BACK FROM A RETENTION LOCKED NAMESPACE Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17386291 AUTOMATED FEATURE MONITORING FOR DATA STREAMS Non-Final OA Feedzai - Consultadoria e Inovação Tecnológica, S.A.
18520221 DATA SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Final Rejection Fudan University
18222592 DATA STANDARDIZATION USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR COMPREHENSIVE QUERY PROCESSING Non-Final OA UKG Inc.
18047047 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RANKING TRADEMARK SEARCH RESULTS Final Rejection Camelot UK Bidco Limited

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