Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
542
Total Applications
+54.8%
Interview Lift
1441
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 505 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.1%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
36.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18381445 TARGET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TARGET MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18827031 SUPPORT DEVICE, SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18716975 WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WORK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18390779 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED NETWORK OPTIMIZATION OF LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18816077 WORKFLOW CREATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18975618 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18661751 Production Management Analysis Method and Production Management System Non-Final OA Inventec Corporation
19075107 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18930568 TRANSPARENT MODELING BASED ON SPECIFIC FEATURES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
19046964 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC DISCOVERY OF CONFIGURATION ITEMS AND RELATIONSHIPS Non-Final OA Automation Anywhere, Inc.
18660572 EVENT LEARNING AND OPERATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Xcel Energy Inc.

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