Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3622 3623 3688 3691 3694

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Scott C. Anderson has resolved 1051 cases in Art Unit 3622 within Tech Center 3600. The allowance rate is 58.6%, and the median days to allowance is 1002. This reflects a moderate allowance rate and pendency for applicants. The 1002-day median timeline is a key factor to consider when managing a patent portfolio before this examiner.

The interview lift is 31.6%, which is quite significant and suggests that interviews are a very effective way to improve outcomes. This lift can substantially increase the 58.6% base allowance rate, making personal engagement a primary strategy for practitioners. With 1051 resolved cases, the data shows that the examiner is highly responsive to verbal arguments. Practitioners should utilize the 31.6% lift to address rejections and potentially move the 1002-day process toward a grant. The 58.6% allowance rate provides a balanced starting point for prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

58.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
1,089
Total Applications
+31.6%
Interview Lift
1002
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1051 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

36.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
28.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19106592 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS A BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18603908 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION BASED TRANSACTION DISPLAY AND EXECUTION Final Rejection WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
18243332 SEQUENTIAL RESIDUAL SYMBOLIC REGRESSION FOR MODELING FORMATION EVALUATION AND RESERVOIR FLUID PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18554336 SETTING DEVICE, SETTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18667988 ASYNCHRONOUS OUTPUT GENERATION IN GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18533064 TRANSACTION RISK RULES ENGINE Final Rejection Stripe, Inc.
18650651 BENCHMARK CREATOR - AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED APPROACH TO EVALUATING THE KNOWLEDGE OF A LANGUAGE MODEL FOR A DATASET Non-Final OA INTUIT INC.
19189592 VEHICLE WITH CONTEXT SENSITIVE INFORMATION PRESENTATION Non-Final OA MIso Robotics, Inc.
18320497 DYNAMIC REAL TIME INSURANCE QUOTES AND COMMERCE CONTRACTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18813930 RESOURCE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT BASED ON QUEUE Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18674398 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AND QUERYING DATA PERTAINING TO AN ENTERPRISE Non-Final OA Accenture Global Solutions Limited
18790157 AUTOMATED SOFTWARE FOR ADVANCED EXECUTION OF RESOURCE-RELATED JOBS Final Rejection SAP SE
18982202 SERVICE PROCESSING METHODS AND APPARATUSES Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18593110 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COUPLED PLAY, DRIVE, AND MATCH OUTCOME PREDICTION SYSTEM FOR LIVE SPORTS Non-Final OA STATS LLC
17749347 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LABELING DATA Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18557588 ESTIMATING PARAMETERS OF A MODEL THAT IS NON-LINEAR AND IS MORE COMPLEX THAN A LOG-LINEAR MODEL Final Rejection Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
18635706 METHOD FOR TRAINING A MODEL ABLE TO PREDICT A POWER CONSUMPTION OR PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Industries SAS
18275897 DEEP OPERATOR NETWORK Non-Final OA Brown University
18271095 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING VIRTUAL SMOKE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17210755 Item Eligibility and/or Promotion Determination Application Non-Final OA E2INTERACTIVE, INC. D/B/A E2INTERACTIVE, INC.

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