Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Rodrigo A Chavez, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHAVEZ, RODRIGO A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2658

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Rodrigo A. Chavez serves in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2658, where they have handled 242 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 52.1 percent. The data also shows an interview lift of 37.9 percent, indicating that direct communication with the examiner correlates with a much higher success rate than the 52.1 percent baseline.

The median time to allowance is 1212 days. This 1212-day timeline is a key data point for practitioners representing companies like Google LLC, Spotify AB, and LG Electronics Inc. These 242 resolved cases provide a significant sample for predicting future prosecution outcomes in Art Unit 2658.

Top firms such as Gray Ice Higdon (Google LLC), BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP are active in this examiner's gallery. These practitioners can use the 37.9 percent interview lift to justify the costs of an interview to their clients. The 52.1 percent allowance rate and 1212-day median pendency define the current prosecution landscape for Rodrigo A. Chavez.

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

Performance Statistics

52.1%
Allow Rate
-9.9% vs TC avg
269
Total Applications
+37.9%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 242 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18708348 METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE SYNTHESIS SERVICE AND SYSTEM THEREFOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19010299 Disfluency Detection Models for Natural Conversational Voice Systems Non-Final OA Google LLC
17541995 AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING AUDIO DATA BASED ASSISTANT PROCESSING Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18710993 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18562356 VOICE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17923620 INCREMENTAL POST-EDITING AND LEARNING IN SPEECH TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES Non-Final OA ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
19033917 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT USING TACIT STATEMENTS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rodrigo A Chavez's allowance rate?

52.1% of resolved applications examined by Rodrigo A Chavez were allowed (242 resolved cases), compared with 65.3% across Art Unit 2658 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rodrigo A Chavez?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rodrigo A Chavez take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rodrigo A Chavez took 1,212 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rodrigo A Chavez work in?

Rodrigo A Chavez examines applications in Art Unit 2658 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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