Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783 3792 3796

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.9%
Allow Rate
-6.1% vs TC avg
229
Total Applications
+42.2%
Interview Lift
1062
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 194 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18493283 INSERTION DEVICE WITH DISTAL CHAMBER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18905770 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEUROSTIMULATION PROGRAMMING USING THERAPEUTIC EFFECT THRESHOLD Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18846464 MANUAL JAW GRIP RELEASE DETECTION Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
17906672 Methods And Systems For Non-Invasive Cuff-Less Blood Pressure Monitoring Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18421543 USE OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY (EMG) ELECTRODES FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18909905 METHODS OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT USING LOCALIZED ENERGY Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18294756 AUTOMATIC HANDLE ASSIGNMENT IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Covidien LP
17852201 CANNULA SYSTEM Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
18428849 Micro LED Skin Treatment Built-in Lip Balm Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18846741 DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF SYSTEM FEATURES, CONTROL, AND DATA LOGGING OF SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Digital Surgery Limited
18544212 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODELING VASCULATURE IN NEAR REAL-TIME Non-Final OA ANSYS, INC.

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