Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHAO, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2442 2492

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
580
Total Applications
+40.8%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 538 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18905181 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING CONTENT Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18315603 DETECTING A SECURITY BYPASS THROUGH BINARY CODE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18662058 TEXT CHAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONNECTED TO A VIDEO CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Ricoh Company, Ltd.
17628896 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ATTEST OBJECTS IN EDGE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18419717 VERIFICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS THEREOF Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
19008866 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COUPLING A FIRST DATA SEQUENCE AND A SECOND DATA SEQUENCE TO EACH OTHER, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VALIDATING THE FIRST AND SECOND DATA SEQUENCES AS BEING COUPLED Non-Final OA Axis AB
18705108 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A POTENTIAL TAMPER CONDITION OF A SECURE DEVICE Final Rejection VeriFone, Inc.
17972898 METHOD FOR DEFINITION, CONSUMPTION, AND CONTROLLED ACCESS OF DPU RESOURCES AND SERVICES Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18702889 ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO RESOURCES Final Rejection NAGRAVISION SÀRL
18781841 AUTONOMOUS EMAIL REPORT GENERATOR Final Rejection Darktrace Holdings Limited
18603064 ENDPOINT AGENT EXTENSION OF A MACHINE LEARNING CYBER DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR EMAIL Non-Final OA Darktrace Holdings Limited
18400640 User Importance Metric for Email Final Rejection Darktrace Holdings Limited
18721020 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ENCRYPTION METHOD Final Rejection CRYPTO LAB INC.
18705330 SECURE OVER THE AIR FLASHING FOR DUAL BANK MEMORIES Non-Final OA Atieva. Inc.
18757995 THREAD-BASED MALWARE DETECTION Final Rejection MICRO FOCUS LLC
18759069 TREE STRUCTURE FOR BYZANTINE FAULT TOLERANCE Non-Final OA Celo Labs Inc.
17608909 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERING WITH AUTOMATED BOTS USING A GRAPHICAL POINTER AND PAGE DISPLAY ELEMENTS Final Rejection SunStone Information Defense, Inc.
17606621 CROSS-CERTIFICATE METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING Non-Final OA Myongji University Industry and Academia Cooperation Foundation

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