Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ARELLANO, PAUL WOODWARD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3661 3667

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paul Woodward Arellano handles cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3658. Across 73 resolved cases, he maintains an allowance rate of 78.1 percent. This 78.1 percent rate indicates the frequency of granted patents among the 73 resolved cases. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate the prosecution environment and the likelihood of success in this technology area.

The interview lift of 27.7 percent is a notable metric for strategy. It suggests that conducting an interview is a tactic for increasing the probability of allowance. This 27.7 percent lift is a data point for practitioners to consider when developing their approach. The median days to allowance is 1062, providing a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution cycle. This 1062-day median is a key figure for managing expectations regarding the timeline for patent issuance in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3658.

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

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
89
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 73 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18712438 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18802152 SWITCHABLE RIDE FREQUENCY FOR BIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18406770 NAVIGATION GUIDANCE FOR VEHICLES TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSION EXPOSURE Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18268999 Method and Equipment for Monitoring a Failure in a High-Voltage Circuit of a Vehicle, and High-Voltage Circuit System Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19248060 ENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION FOR PATH PLANNING IN ROBOTICS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18392550 HIERARCHICAL MAP-BASED LOCALIZATION Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18435474 ACTIVE COOLING SYSTEMS FOR A BICYCLE Non-Final OA Trek Bicycle Corporation

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