Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BAIRD, EDWARD J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2195 3692 3693 3695

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
453
Total Applications
+67.4%
Interview Lift
1484
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 432 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
34.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18967357 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHODS AT A POINT OF SALE USING OPEN BANKING Final Rejection Mastercard International Incorporated
18506073 ASSISTING DEVICE, TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18972087 SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MAINTAINING A SYSTEM OF RECORD Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18454434 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING LOAD REBALANCING BASED ON LEARNED PATTERNS OF RECURRENCE Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19090469 INTERMEDIARY SERVER, SYSTEM, INTERMEDIATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Ricoh Company, Ltd.
18658592 COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CUSTOMER FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL CRIMES Final Rejection The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
17893302 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE LEARNING ARCHITECTURE WITH SELECTIVE LEARNING Final Rejection ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
18243427 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND STORING DIGITAL TRANSFER RECORDS Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
19221910 Transaction Arbiter System and Method Non-Final OA PRICE SETTER LLC
18916593 ON-CHAIN RESOLUTION OF CONTACT INFORMATION Final Rejection Unstoppable Domains Inc.

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