Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AUGER, NOAH ANDREW

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1671 1682 1687 2122 2671

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

Noah Andrew Auger is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 1671 with 55 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 36.4 percent. This is coupled with a median days to allowance of 1576, showing the time commitment required for successful outcomes.

The data shows an interview lift of 42.4 percent. This lift is higher than the baseline allowance rate of 36.4 percent, suggesting that an interview is a useful component for success. In these resolutions, practitioners who interviewed likely saw a higher probability of grant than those who relied solely on written responses.

The 1576 median days to allowance reflects the duration of the process in Art Unit 1671. The 42.4 percent interview lift is a tool available to practitioners. These metrics emphasize that verbal advocacy is a part of the prosecution strategy for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

36.4%
Allow Rate
-25.6% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
+42.4%
Interview Lift
1576
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 55 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
28.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18030617 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING DATA ACQUISITION SETTINGS OF A COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18463118 ESTIMATING HLA EXPRESSION LOSS Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
17775817 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ENHANCED VIRTUAL CROSSMATCHING USING PHYSICAL-CROSSMATCH-OUTCOME-DATA-DERIVED MODEL Final Rejection The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
17390505 RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF OPTIMIZED COMBINATIONS OF INPUT PARAMETERS FOR A COMPLEX SYSTEM Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18016286 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17909781 DETERMINING PERFORMANCE IN FORMULATIONS FOR OIL-CONTAINING PRODUCTS FOR COSMETICS Final Rejection BASF SE
17797677 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SAMPLES OF INTEREST BY COMPARING ALIGNED TIME-SERIES MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18192896 Machine Learning Based Genomics Test Predictor Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18233699 ADAPTIVE SPINAL CORD STIMULATION POLICY GENERATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17756211 Protein Structure Prediction Non-Final OA Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
17133998 METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF GENOME-WIDE COPY NUMBER CHANGES, cnLOH, INDELS, AND GENE MUTATIONS Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
18191495 SLIDE-LEVEL UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION FOR DEEP LEARNING PREDICTIONS IN DIGITAL HISTOPATHOLOGY Non-Final OA The University of Chicago
17314513 GENOME SEQUENCING AND DETECTION TECHNIQUES Final Rejection ILLUMINA, INC.
17105175 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING LONGITUDINAL BIOLOGICAL FEATURE DATA Non-Final OA GRAIL, Inc.
17896355 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING ANCESTRAL RELATEDNESS Non-Final OA Embark Veterinary, Inc.

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