Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, SARA GRACE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3625 3683

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sara Grace Brown serves as an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3625. She has managed 161 resolved cases, providing a reliable dataset for applicants to analyze. Her allowance rate is 29.2%, which reflects a challenging environment for obtaining a patent grant. This 29.2% figure suggests that the examiner maintains a high bar for patentability, requiring practitioners to be highly strategic in their prosecution efforts.

The interview lift of 33.2% is a highly significant metric for this examiner. This 33.2% figure suggests that conducting an interview is a very effective way to increase the likelihood of an allowance. Practitioners should consider an interview as a primary tool for overcoming rejections and clarifying the invention's technical merits in Art Unit 3625. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1264, which serves as a benchmark for the duration of successful prosecution. This 1264-day period is an important factor for applicants to consider when planning their strategy. With 161 resolved cases and a 29.2% allowance rate, the data highlights the importance of the 33.2% interview lift in navigating the 1264-day median prosecution cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

29.2%
Allow Rate
-22.8% vs TC avg
196
Total Applications
+33.2%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 161 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18776355 SELECTING AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE DISTRIBUTION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18860777 PRIVILEGE INFORMATION ISSUING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18235761 Methods And Systems For Use In Harvesting Crops Final Rejection MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
18860901 Workflow Recommendation Method and Device Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18981993 ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS SYSTEM FOR ANALYZED DATA IN ANALYTICS CLOUD APPLICATIONS Final Rejection SAP SE
19205429 System and Method of End-to-End Supply Chain Segmentation Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
19184637 System and Method of End-to-End Supply Chain Segmentation Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
19184655 System and Method of End-to-End Supply Chain Segmentation Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18939752 METHOD FOR EVALUATING COST OF CLUSTER DATA RESOURCE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
17945033 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND PREDICTING GUEST OCCUPANCY Final Rejection Universal City Studios LLC
18855795 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING RESOURCE USAGE FOR OIL RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT Final Rejection Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
19045328 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY WITH TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

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