Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

William S Brockington III, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Analysis

BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3623. His profile records 516 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 42.2%, and a median of 1433 days to allowance. Interviews show a 55.4% lift, making interview preparation a particularly important practical consideration in applications prosecuted before this examiner.

The listed companies are Hitachi Ltd., NEC Corporation, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. The associated firms are MATTINGLY & MALUR, PC, Athorus, PLLC, and Blueshift IP LLC. The company and firm mix offers reference points for relevant technology and representation, while the allowance and timing figures indicate that claim strategy should account for both examination friction and extended prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

42.2%
Allow Rate
-9.8% vs TC avg
562
Total Applications
+55.4%
Interview Lift
1433
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 516 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.0%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18716975 WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WORK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19014494 INTELLIGENT SELF-SERVE DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18928292 BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18816077 WORKFLOW CREATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
19194542 AUTOMATICALLY CREATING A TEST OF A WORKFLOW Non-Final OA Notion Labs, Inc.
18390779 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED NETWORK OPTIMIZATION OF LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
18930568 TRANSPARENT MODELING BASED ON SPECIFIC FEATURES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William S Brockington III's allowance rate?

42.2% of resolved applications examined by William S Brockington III were allowed (516 resolved cases), compared with 24.1% across Art Unit 3623 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William S Brockington III?

This examiner's interview lift is +55.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William S Brockington III take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William S Brockington III took 1,433 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William S Brockington III work in?

William S Brockington III examines applications in Art Unit 3623 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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