Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2136 2400 2409 2419 2431 2436 2666

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

David Garcia Cervetti is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2136. He has 1218 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 82.8 percent. This high volume and high rate suggest a predictable and positive experience for applicants. The 1218 resolved cases provide a strong statistical basis for evaluating the examiner's performance.

The interview lift is 15.3 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is already high at 82.8 percent, the lift still provides a statistical advantage. Interviews can help resolve any remaining points and secure a grant more efficiently. The 15.3 percent lift indicates that direct engagement remains a useful tool for overcoming hurdles and reaching an allowance in this docket.

The median days to allowance is 1171. This timeline is a specific metric for applicants to gauge the expected duration of their prosecution. The 1171-day figure, when paired with the 82.8 percent allowance rate, indicates a high likelihood of a successful outcome. Practitioners can use this 1171-day benchmark to manage expectations regarding the total time required to reach a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+20.8% vs TC avg
1,243
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
1171
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1218 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.6%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
32.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19117685 DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19062046 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
19030059 INFUSION DEVICE AND METHODS Non-Final OA Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
19229155 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND COMPUTING DEVICE CLUSTER Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
19241868 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A VEHICLE FEATURE ON DEMAND (FOD) SERVICE AND AN FOD SERVER AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A VEHICLE FOD SERVICE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19186328 Mechanisms for Utilizing Tokens and Cryptograms in Operations Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
19041170 ANTI-HAMMERING MECHANISM IN A NETWORK SERVER Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18425624 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERING WITH AUTOMATED BOTS USING A GRAPHICAL POINTER AND PAGE DISPLAY ELEMENTS Final Rejection SunStone Information Defense, Inc.
19052018 NFC Beacons For Bidirectional Communication Between An Electrochemical Sensor And A Reader Device Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18377829 NVME FABRICS TO VVOL BRIDGE FOR DPU STORAGE Final Rejection VMware LLC
18730865 IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, TRANSMISSION PATH AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION PATH AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.

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