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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Robert N. Bader, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BADER, ROBERT N.

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2614 2617 2619 2628 2679

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Analysis

BADER, ROBERT N. is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2611. The profile records 406 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 44.8%, and a median of 1242 days to allowance. The interview lift is 25.8%.

The recurring companies are ARM Limited, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. The leading firms are Stevens Law Group, Astute IP Law Group, and McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP. The data supports deliberate interview preparation and close attention to claim presentation, while the allowance rate and median timing provide separate indicators for response planning and portfolio scheduling.

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

Performance Statistics

44.8%
Allow Rate
-17.2% vs TC avg
433
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 406 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18619568 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING COMPUTER-GENERATED EXPERIENCES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18598909 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17392331 THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE MODELING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING PHOTOREALISTIC, VIRTUAL 3D PACKAGING AND PRODUCT MODELS FROM 2D IMAGING ASSETS AND DIMENSIONAL DATA Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18174502 TILE-BASED MACHINE LEARNING GRAPHICS PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18460183 CONTENT AWARE FOVEATED ASW FOR LOW LATENCY RENDERING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18294332 PROCESSING PIPELINES FOR GENERATION OF FACETED OBJECT REPRESENTATIONS FROM VOXEL DATA Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
18565272 DEFORMATION-BASED GENERATION OF CURVED MESHES Final Rejection Siemens Industry Software Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Robert N. Bader's allowance rate?

44.8% of resolved applications examined by Robert N. Bader were allowed (406 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Robert N. Bader?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Robert N. Bader take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Robert N. Bader took 1,242 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Robert N. Bader work in?

Robert N. Bader examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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