Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dereena T Cattungal works in Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2431. She has 285 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 80.4 percent. This 80.4 percent rate indicates the frequency of successful outcomes for applications in Tech Center 2400. Practitioners can use this figure to assess the likelihood of a grant.

The interview lift is 29.4 percent. This 29.4 percent lift suggests that interviews are effective for this examiner. Practitioners should consider an interview to leverage the 29.4 percent lift in Art Unit 2431. Even with an 80.4 percent baseline, the 29.4 percent lift provides a boost to the probability of allowance for the 285 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 1012. This 1012 day median represents the typical timeframe for reaching a grant. With 285 resolved cases, the 1012 day figure is a stable metric for pendency. Applicants should plan for a 1012 day timeline when prosecuting cases in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
309
Total Applications
+29.4%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 285 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19053986 APPLICATION SENSITIVE BEHAVIOR REMINDER METHOD, RELATED APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18858978 FACTORIZED DIGITAL COMPONENT SELECTION Final Rejection Google LLC
18094229 CONTROLLING ACCESS TO DATA IN A CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE PLATFORM BASED ON DATA SCHEMAS Final Rejection STRIPE, INC.
18746784 SECURE AUTHENTICATION VIA NONORTHOGONAL MESSAGE AND TAG TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS RELAY NETWORKS Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18873476 RING SIGNATURE SYSTEM, TERMNAL, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18625477 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A SECURE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL INTERFACE FOR VIDEO STREAMING OF SENSITIVE CONTENT Final Rejection KPN INNOVATIONS LLC
18940317 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA SECURITY ON A MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18459162 DATA STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA STORING METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19207599 DETECTING RANSOMWARE IN MONITORED DATA Non-Final OA Commvault Systems, Inc.

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