Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BALI, VIKKRAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2122 2624 2663 2667

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Vikkram Bali serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and is assigned to Art Unit 2122. He has resolved 647 cases, which result in an allowance rate of 81.5%. This rate indicates the frequency of successful outcomes for applications under his review. The data also shows an interview lift of 11.9%, suggesting that while the baseline for allowance is already 81.5%, interviews provide a further statistical advantage. With 647 resolved cases, these metrics offer a reliable view of his prosecution patterns.

The median days to allowance for his docket is 1046. This pendency of 1046 days represents the time from filing to grant for cases in Art Unit 2122. The combination of an 81.5% allowance rate and an 11.9% interview lift defines the prosecution environment in Tech Center 2600. Practitioners should consider the 1046 days median when setting expectations for their clients. The 11.9% lift remains a useful tool even when the baseline success rate is already established.

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

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
676
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 647 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.7%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
52.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18890365 WAFER INSPECTION METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18862219 KEY-POINT ASSOCIATING APPARATUS, KEY-POINT ASSOCIATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18941604 Target Localization Method and System, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18342575 INTELLIGENT MONITORING AND REASONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18938770 AUTO-REGRESSIVE VIDEO GENERATION NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18846529 Methods and Systems for High Bit Depth and High Dynamic Range Image Compression Non-Final OA Google LLC
18618010 LIDARGRID A 3D OPACITY GRID FROM LIDAR FOR SCENE FORECASTING Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18918176 IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18459614 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18155349 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18957007 DOCUMENT VERIFICATION BY COMBINING MULTIPLE IMAGES Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18200998 GENERATING GAZE CORRECTED IMAGES USING BIDIRECTIONALLY TRAINED NETWORK Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18578474 SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF A PHYSICAL OBJECT Non-Final OA BASF SE
19008384 SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AXLE COUNT USING VISION Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18931018 OUTLIER DETECTION IN IMAGE GROUPS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18886803 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING A NEURAL NETWORK MODEL ON A HARDWARE PLATFORM Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18372510 Deep SDR-HDR Conversion Non-Final OA Disney Enterprises, Inc.
18670933 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING DISTANCE BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EXTERNAL OBJECT USING NEURAL NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA THINKWARE CORPORATION
19046025 Keyframe Selection for Computer Vision Analysis Non-Final OA NCR Voyix Corporation
19106493 METHOD, LEARNING MODEL EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
17713017 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MIXED MODE WAFER INSPECTION Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18624922 TAG IDENTIFICATION Final Rejection OpSec Security, Inc.

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