Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Anthony D Brown, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BROWN, ANTHONY D

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2408 2431 2433 2437

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

BROWN, ANTHONY D works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2408. His profile shows 874 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 85.5%, and a median of 990 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 15.0% lift, giving them a meaningful place in prosecution planning when direct discussion may help resolve examination issues.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The associated firms are Anova Law Group, PLLC, Foley & Lardner LLP, and Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP. These organizations offer reference points for communications and electronics work, while the metrics frame allowance expectations and prosecution timing.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+27.5% vs TC avg
906
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 874 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19226895 ENCRYPTOR AND MEMORY CONTROLLER INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18968471 DATA ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19081501 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
19262501 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING OCCUPANT INFORMATION IN A VEHICLE Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
19184951 CONSENSUS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCKCHAIN, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
19071356 Secure Deployment of Software Packages Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
18920962 OPTIMIZED ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection UAB 360 IT
18886250 BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SPACE GRAPHS INCLUDING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Technology Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Anthony D Brown's allowance rate?

85.5% of resolved applications examined by Anthony D Brown were allowed (874 resolved cases), compared with 89.4% across Art Unit 2408 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Anthony D Brown?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Anthony D Brown take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Anthony D Brown took 990 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Anthony D Brown work in?

Anthony D Brown examines applications in Art Unit 2408 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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