Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ASGARI, SIMA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3698 3699

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sima Asgari examines applications in Art Unit 3685 within Tech Center 3600. The examiner has 173 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 26.0 percent. This rate is relatively low, indicating a challenging path to allowance for many applications in this art unit. The median days to allowance is 1713, which is a long duration for the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 19.7 percent, which is significant given the 26.0 percent baseline allowance rate. This suggests that while the overall probability of allowance is low, an interview can substantially improve the chances of success. With 173 resolved cases, the data provides a clear picture of the examination environment. Practitioners should be prepared for a long timeline of 1713 days and consider using interviews to leverage the 19.7 percent lift. The combination of a 26.0 percent allowance rate and a 19.7 percent lift makes the interview a critical strategic tool.

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

Performance Statistics

26.0%
Allow Rate
-26.0% vs TC avg
198
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
1713
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 173 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.4%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
30.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17766803 MANAGEMENT SERVER, TOKEN ISSUANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19400109 TOKENIZING SENSITIVE DATA Non-Final OA Worldpay, LLC
17954680 SELECTION OF ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION PROCESSING CHANNEL AND MULTI-FACTOR USER AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
17299230 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF AN ACCOUNT IN A NETWORK DEVICE RUNNING A LIGHT CLIENT PROTOCOL OF A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17911407 LEARNING MODEL EVALUATION SYSTEM, LEARNING MODEL EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
18460909 RIGHTS MANAGEMENT FOR DIGITAL ASSETS Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
18584354 Multimodal Data Loss Protection using artificial intelligence Non-Final OA Zscaler, Inc.
18348569 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE CONTENT FOR A NARRATIVE BASED ON USER INPUT RELATED TO THE NARRATIVE Final Rejection Disney Enterprises, Inc.
19229906 TOKEN-BASED EMAIL AUTHENTICATION FOR SECURE PEER-TO-PEER FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITHOUT USER LOGIN Non-Final OA SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC

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