Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CALDERON SANTIAGO, ALVARO RAFAEL

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2171 2173

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alvaro Rafael Calderon Santiago works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2171. He has 275 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 41.5 percent. This 41.5 percent rate indicates the frequency of patent grants for applications assigned to his docket in Art Unit 2171.

The interview lift for this examiner is 35.4 percent. This 35.4 percent lift suggests that an interview can provide a significant boost to the chances of success. Practitioners may find that a direct conversation is useful to clarify technical points for the 275 resolved cases. The 35.4 percent lift is a factor to consider when planning a prosecution strategy to overcome rejections.

The median days to allowance is 1254. This 1254 day figure represents the typical time required for an application to reach allowance. The 1254 day median provides a benchmark for pendency in Tech Center 2100. Applicants should factor the 41.5 percent allowance rate and the 1254 day median into their long-term intellectual property planning.

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

Performance Statistics

41.5%
Allow Rate
-13.5% vs TC avg
300
Total Applications
+35.4%
Interview Lift
1254
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 275 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18473745 INTEGRATION OF THIRD PARTY APPLICATION AS QUICK ACTIONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18628037 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18812733 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING CONNECTED DEVICES Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18258194 Application Sharing Method, Electronic Device, and Storage Medium Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18883133 DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18607502 TEXT DISPLAY METHOD AND TEXT DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17655229 PREDICTING TARGET APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18771158 Policies for Media Playback Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18699814 BANNER NOTIFICATION OPENING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18355345 SERVER DEVICE PROVIDING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WITH AI PROFILE PICTURE GENERATION Final Rejection Lemon Inc.
18381862 CONTROL CONSOLE DISPLAY AND IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR SURGICAL TOOLS Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18493747 PAGE INTERACTION Final Rejection SHANGHAI BILIBILI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18329346 METHOD, APPARATUSES, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR VIDEO RECOMMENDATION Final Rejection Douyin Vision (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

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