Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BENGZON, GREG C

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2144 2444

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Greg C Bengzon examines applications in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2144, with 492 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 57.9 percent, indicating a balanced examination environment. This 57.9 percent rate, derived from 492 cases, provides a stable expectation for applicants.

The interview lift is 7.0 percent, which shows a modest improvement in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. While the 57.9 percent baseline is moderate, the 7.0 percent lift suggests that interviews can be a helpful tool for resolving issues. The median days to allowance is 1435, reflecting a very long prosecution cycle.

Practitioners should prepare for a timeline around this 1435-day mark when managing expectations. Given the 492 resolved cases, the 57.9 percent allowance rate and 1435-day median are well-established. The 7.0 percent interview lift offers a potential way to navigate this long process, though its impact is less dramatic than in other units.

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

Performance Statistics

57.9%
Allow Rate
At TC average
543
Total Applications
+7.0%
Interview Lift
1435
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 492 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
4.6%
§102 Novelty
66.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19016369 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING UP SESSION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18833972 BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19058156 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18897301 Traffic Injection Method and Protection System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18462081 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESS CONTROL FOR SECURE SYSTEMS BASED ON SYSTEM AND USER INPUT Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18897398 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELAY STATUS REPORTING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18374169 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A CLOUD AGNOSTIC DATA MESH MODULE Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18849158 CALCULATING APPLICATION SERVICE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
19016700 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18228397 ASSET SECURITY AND RISK POSTURE VISUALIZATION Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
19142793 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SETTING MONITORING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18921640 SERVER DELAY CONTROL DEVICE, SERVER DELAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18940467 RING DATA-STRUCTURE FOR DATA OPERATIONS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18876964 SESSION ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
17593856 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMISSIONING OF A COMMUNICATION GATEWAY Final Rejection Inventio AG
18943265 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING API USAGE BY APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Open Text Inc.
19206084 MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESS TABLE UPDATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
18884850 LOW LATENCY, LOW LOSS, SCALABLE THROUGHPUT SUPPORT AND QUEUING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18219404 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE NETWORK ACCESS MANAGEMENT USING A DYNAMIC CONSTRAINT SPECIFICATION MATRIX Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
19214557 METHOD, SERVER, AND USER TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING COMMAND GUIDE INFORMATION FOR CHATBOT Non-Final OA KAKAO CORP.
18384931 PRIORITY-DRIVEN MIGRATION OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
19216988 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR ACCOUNT AND/OR SESSION SECURITY ATTACKS, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA FEEDZAI - CONSULTADORIA E INOVAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA, S.A.
18903749 QOE-AWARE DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18920944 Conferencing System Terminal Devices and Corresponding Methods Facilitating Interruption of Do Not Disturb Modes of Operation Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC
18990554 Vehicle Signals Communicated Using POSIX-based Directory Interface Final Rejection BlackBerry Limited

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