Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Barbara Burgess Anyan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ANYAN, BARBARA BURGESS

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2157 2457

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.9%
Allow Rate
+19.9% vs TC avg
750
Total Applications
-24.1%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.0%
§101 Eligibility
38.1%
§102 Novelty
31.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18874761 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION SESSION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN EDGE COMPUTING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19078711 Systems and Methods for Providing Trustworthiness Scores Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19091308 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-NATIVE FLOW-TO-BEARER MAPPING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19107104 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE POLICY Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18588860 TWO-STAGE ANOMALOUS DEVICE DETECTION Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
19176047 MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZED COMMUNICATION WITH USERS OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Barbara Burgess Anyan's allowance rate?

77.9% of resolved applications examined by Barbara Burgess Anyan were allowed (739 resolved cases), compared with 35.6% across Art Unit 2157 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Barbara Burgess Anyan?

This examiner's interview lift is -24.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Barbara Burgess Anyan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Barbara Burgess Anyan took 1,258 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Barbara Burgess Anyan work in?

Barbara Burgess Anyan examines applications in Art Unit 2157 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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