Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Randall Kern Baldwin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BALDWIN, RANDALL KERN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2125 2128 2147

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

BALDWIN, RANDALL KERN is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2125, with 250 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 80.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1245 days. The record shows a high allowance rate, although the median prosecution period remains extended.

The interview lift is 27.2%, indicating a possible benefit from interviews without making them the sole prosecution strategy. The listed companies are NEC Corporation, Intel Corporation, and NVIDIA Corporation. The leading firms are Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP and Trenam Law (UCF Matters). Practitioners can use the profile to combine strong allowance expectations with deliberate timeline management for technology portfolios.

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

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+25.0% vs TC avg
264
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1245
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 250 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17349645 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPENDING ROBUSTIFIER FOR PRE-TRAINED MODELS AGAINST ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18420200 KNOWLEDGE GRAPH REASONING SYSTEMS USING SELF-SUPERVISED REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Google LLC
18684943 COMPUTING DEVICE, NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM, NEURON MODEL DEVICE, COMPUTATION METHOD, AND TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18287546 LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND LEARNING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18392502 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING NEURAL NETWORK MODEL, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18646021 TOOL FOR FACILITATING EFFICIENCY IN MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18252231 DYNAMIC CONDITIONAL POOLING FOR NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
16945753 ONLINE TASK INFERENCE FOR COMPOSITIONAL TASKS WITH CONTEXT ADAPTATION Final Rejection NVIDIA CORPORATION
16682967 SYNTHESIZING DATA FOR TRAINING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Randall Kern Baldwin's allowance rate?

80.0% of resolved applications examined by Randall Kern Baldwin were allowed (250 resolved cases), compared with 56.9% across Art Unit 2125 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Randall Kern Baldwin?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Randall Kern Baldwin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Randall Kern Baldwin took 1,245 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Randall Kern Baldwin work in?

Randall Kern Baldwin examines applications in Art Unit 2125 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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