Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BAKER, IRENE H

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2152 2154 2156

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Irene H. Baker is an examiner in Tech Center 2100, Art Unit 2152, with 248 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 53.2%, and the median days to allowance is 1264. These figures indicate a moderately rigorous prosecution process that often takes a lengthy period to reach a conclusion.

The interview lift of 26.0% over the 53.2% baseline is a significant factor, providing a large boost to the chances of success. This suggests that Examiner Baker is responsive to direct communication and that interviews are an effective way to resolve rejections. With 248 resolved cases and a 1264-day pendency, practitioners should use interviews as a primary strategy to overcome hurdles and move toward an allowance. The 26.0% lift indicates that verbal discussion can clarify technical points that might otherwise lead to further rejections in the written record. For applications on this docket, an interview is a key tactic for improving the 53.2% odds of success and navigating the 1264-day timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

53.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
281
Total Applications
+26.0%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 248 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18489720 ICON BASED TAGGING Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
17755710 Method for Determining an Inadmissible Deviation of the System Behavior of a Technical Device from a Standard Value Range Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19236162 Data Certification Process for Cloud Database Platform Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
17906424 DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
18828520 DATA VALIDATION TECHNIQUES USING MULTIPLE LAYERED SCHEMAS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18827600 MEMORY MANAGEMENT OF AI AGENTS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19211659 GRAPH MINING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
17744961 GROUP PROFILE GENERATION AND CONTENT ITEM SELECTION BASED UPON GROUP PROFILES Final Rejection Yahoo Ad Tech LLC
19075174 METHOD FOR GENERATING RESPONSE TO USER QUERY USING MULTIPLE VECTOR DB COLLECTIONS AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD.
18191359 GROUPING CONTACTS USING TIERED WAREHOUSE LEVELS Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.
18896303 MULTI-DEVICE FILE STORAGE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC

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