Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2192

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.2%
Allow Rate
+23.2% vs TC avg
359
Total Applications
+59.4%
Interview Lift
968
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 340 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
90.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18311094 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TWO-STAGE APPLICATION TESTING Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18377739 SOFTWARE TEST RESULT AGGREGATION FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA SAP SE
17698032 Branch-History Mode Trace Encoder Non-Final OA SiFive, Inc.
18274167 GENERATING SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS FOR TESTING AV BEHAVIOUR Final Rejection Five AI Limited
18198421 Firmware update method having self-restoration mechanism Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
18150049 Multiplayer Debugger Non-Final OA Replit, Inc.
17887827 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR FAULT LOCALIZATION IN DECLARATIVE SPECIFICATION LANGUAGES Non-Final OA NUTECH VENTURES
18222323 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENTRY POINT-BASED CODE ANALYSIS AND TRANSFORMATION Non-Final OA smartShift Technologies, Inc.

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