Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT B

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2144 2444 2451

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Scott B. Christensen operates in Art Unit 2144 of Tech Center 2400, where the examiner has 1008 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 77.8 percent. This metric indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1235, representing the duration of the prosecution period.

The interview lift is 32.5 percent. This figure shows a notable increase in the allowance rate for cases that include an interview. Practitioners can use this 32.5 percent lift to assess the value of oral advocacy. The 1008 cases provide a robust foundation for these observations in Art Unit 2144.

The 1235 median days to allowance serves as a benchmark for applicants in Tech Center 2400. With an allowance rate of 77.8 percent, the majority of applications reach a grant. These data points offer a comprehensive view of the examiner's historical performance. The volume of resolved cases supports the reliability of these metrics.

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

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
1,038
Total Applications
+32.5%
Interview Lift
1235
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1008 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19174408 MULTI-STAGE LOGICAL STORAGE AREA PROVISIONING Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18631324 Method for Automatically Configuring Multicast Forwarding Between Network Participants of an Industrial Network Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
19263260 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18959943 Communication Method, Apparatus, and System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18941133 METHOD FOR OBTAINING APPLICATION-AWARE NETWORKING IDENTIFIER AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18804209 Service Steering Method, Apparatus, and System Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
19145165 DATA SECURITY FOR REPLAY PROTECTED MEMORY BLOCK (RPMP) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19231228 MULTI-TIER DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR DISTRIBUTED EDGE DEVICES Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18864332 FEDERATED EAS DISCOVERY Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18836607 Counterfactual and Recourse Method for Recommending Network Configurations towards Favorable Outcome Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18707381 ALLOCATING COMPUTING TASKS TO RADIO NETWORK NODES Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18372116 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING CONTENT Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18344497 AUTHENTICATION OF TRUSTED USERS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18810568 Message Sending Method and Apparatus, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18821617 CHATBOT DYNAMIC CONTENT VIA A SEPARATE MESSAGING APPLICATION Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
18977700 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRAFFIC IDENTIFIER TO LINK MAPPING Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19045652 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE ENUMERATION OF PCIe DEVICES Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
19102218 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18930885 PLATFORM-AS-A-SERVICE DEPLOYMENT INCLUDING SERVICE DOMAINS Final Rejection Nutanix, Inc.
19126216 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION INTERACTION Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18810332 Data Loss Prevention in an Enterprise Data Management and Monitoring System Final Rejection SUREPATH AI, INC.

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