Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.6%
Allow Rate
-10.4% vs TC avg
534
Total Applications
+54.0%
Interview Lift
1449
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 497 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.2%
§101 Eligibility
0.9%
§102 Novelty
77.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18623435 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SKILL FACTOR HIERARCHY TO A USER Non-Final OA The Strategic Coach Inc.
18716975 WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WORK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18197383 DYNAMIC ACTION CLASSIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18928292 BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18816077 WORKFLOW CREATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18381445 TARGET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TARGET MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19014494 INTELLIGENT SELF-SERVE DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18531772 DIGITAL WORKER SKILL OVERLAP MITIGATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18553784 ABILITY EVALUATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18593321 DATA ANALYSIS METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
18827031 SUPPORT DEVICE, SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18640830 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING INSIGHTS INTO OPERATIONAL DATA USING A LANGUAGE MODEL Final Rejection PwC Product Sales LLC
18962404 FDA COMPLIANT QUALITY SYSTEM TO RISK-MITIGATE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN SOFTWARE-BASED MEDICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA DEEPWELL DTX
18559653 RECEPTION SYSTEM AND RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Platforms, Ltd.
18661751 Production Management Analysis Method and Production Management System Non-Final OA Inventec Corporation
18926616 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Matchbox Technologies, Inc.
18348997 Information Management System and Method Final Rejection CalmWave, Inc.
18660572 EVENT LEARNING AND OPERATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Xcel Energy Inc.
18734770 Identifying Competitors of Companies Non-Final OA Aurea Software, LLC
18377806 CENTRALIZED MILESTONE RECORDATION FOR ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Automation Anywhere, Inc.
18588498 INTERPRETER SERVICES LIFECYCLE APPLICATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTERP, LLC
18537450 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS RISK ROOT-CAUSE ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ORIENTED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA VelocityEHS Holdings Inc.
18480160 INTELLIGENT DATA ORCHESTRATION AND TRANSFORMATION Non-Final OA Genpact USA, Inc.
18526668 METHOD FOR ELABORATION OF ROAD LAYOUTS, PIPELINE LINES AND ESCAPE ROUTES IN A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO-UFRRJ
18311569 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CYBERSECURITY RISK Final Rejection Quant LLC
18303041 Vehicle Damage Assessment and Repair Process Non-Final OA Tractable Ltd

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