Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2192

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+24.2% vs TC avg
357
Total Applications
+56.6%
Interview Lift
1026
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 331 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18135656 LONG-RANGE MODELING OF SOURCE CODE FILES BY SYNTAX HIERARCHY Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
18531910 DYNAMIC CTD MODEL TRACKING AND OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18353578 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR VERIFYING A SOFTWARE COMPONENT OF AN AUTOMATED DRIVING FUNCTION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18349516 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR VERIFYING A SOFTWARE COMPONENT OF AN AUTOMATED DRIVING FUNCTION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18377739 SOFTWARE TEST RESULT AGGREGATION FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA SAP SE
17698032 Branch-History Mode Trace Encoder Non-Final OA SiFive, Inc.
18198421 Firmware update method having self-restoration mechanism Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
17956629 CHAINED PULL REQUESTS IN A SOURCE CODE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Atlassian US, Inc.
18274167 GENERATING SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS FOR TESTING AV BEHAVIOUR Final Rejection Five AI Limited
17887827 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR FAULT LOCALIZATION IN DECLARATIVE SPECIFICATION LANGUAGES Non-Final OA NUTECH VENTURES
18150049 Multiplayer Debugger Non-Final OA Replit, Inc.
18222323 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENTRY POINT-BASED CODE ANALYSIS AND TRANSFORMATION Non-Final OA smartShift Technologies, Inc.

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