Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2192 2431

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Stephen David Berman, an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2192, has overseen 343 resolved cases. He maintains an allowance rate of 78.4 percent, which provides the baseline outlook for applicants. The median days to allowance stands at 971, reflecting the typical duration for reaching a final grant under his review.

A standout metric in this profile is the interview lift of 58.3 percent. This lift indicates that interviews are effective at moving cases toward allowance when compared to the baseline 78.4 percent rate. For the 343 resolved cases handled, the data suggests that verbal advocacy is a useful tool. Practitioners can leverage this 58.3 percent lift to navigate the 971 day median timeline, as the impact of direct communication is a prominent feature of this examiner's allowance history. This lift is a factor for strategy in Art Unit 2192.

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

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
374
Total Applications
+58.3%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 343 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18896090 STORAGE DEVICE SHARED BY A PLURALITY OF ZONAL CONTROL UNITS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18537632 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, GENERATION METHOD FOR SOFTWARE CODE AND ANALYZATION METHOD FOR TEST COVERAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18904249 INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED TEST CASE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
18357358 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR VERIFYING AT LEAST ONE SOFTWARE COMPONENT OF AN AUTOMATED DRIVING FUNCTION Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18226004 Orchestrating Parallel Rollouts of Independent Aspects of Production Assets Non-Final OA Google LLC
18353009 DELTA PATCHING FOR SHARED LIBRARIES Non-Final OA Google LLC
18470675 GENERATING A TEST SUITE FOR AN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18936421 DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18770230 Read, Write, And Array Tracking In Code Representations Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18891606 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING BLOCKS OF CODE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18160492 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PODS HOSTED BY VIRTUAL MACHINES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17698032 Branch-History Mode Trace Encoder Non-Final OA SiFive, Inc.
18891192 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SELECTION OF CONTROL SET Non-Final OA FMR LLC

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