Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BROPHY, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2191

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.2%
Allow Rate
+14.2% vs TC avg
631
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1327
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 614 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
60.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18493572 SMART CONTRACT GENERATION AND VALIDATION Non-Final OA U.S. Bank National Association
18685426 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ENGINEERING PROGRAMS WHICH ARE COMPATIBLE WITH A SPECIFIC ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17409352 Automatic Derivation Of Software Engineering Artifact Attributes From Product Or Service Development Concepts Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18076027 DEBUG DEVICE, DEBUG SYSTEM, AND DEBUG METHOD FOR TESTING STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18136930 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED PROCESSING OF REQUIREMENTS DATA IN A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE Non-Final OA Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
18338884 BIOS/OS COORDINATED UPDATE FOR AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18192005 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCOVERY AND GENERALIZED EXPERIMENTATION WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOFTWARE COMPONENTS Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18405207 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND MONITORING SOLUTION STACKS Non-Final OA Acentium Inc.
18044634 METHOD FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE, SECURITY DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA PAX COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18076266 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-DEFINED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPERCAPACITOR BATTERIES Final Rejection SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17963194 SERIALIZATION METHOD, DESERIALIZATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SOFTGEAR CO., LTD.

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