Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alexandru Cirnu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2122 3622 3628 3667 3681 4100

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

CIRNU, ALEXANDRU has resolved 446 cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2122. The allowance rate is 42.6%, and the median time to allowance is 1147 days. Allowance occurs in fewer than half of resolved matters, and the median timeline indicates that successful cases may require sustained prosecution.

The interview lift is 21.7%, making interviews a potentially useful tool for addressing examination issues. The leading companies are Capital One Services LLC, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Adeia Technologies Inc. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, HG Law LLP (Adeia), and Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP. Counsel should prepare meaningful fallback claim positions while using interviews to test focused amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

42.6%
Allow Rate
-17.4% vs TC avg
508
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1147
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 446 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

47.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
29.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18974095 Intelligent Services and Training Agent for Application Dependency Discovery, Reporting and Manageme Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18829913 PRESENTATION AND CONTROL OF USER INTERACTION WITH A MULTI-TAB USER INTERFACE ELEMENT Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19263237 SERVER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18382783 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROGRAM FOR PRESENTING AN INTERVENTION FOR AN ERRONEOUS CAUSE OF BELIEF Final Rejection Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18286304 NEURAL NETWORK STRUCTURE SEARCH DEVICE AND NEURAL NETWORK STRUCTURE SEARCH METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19026067 STORE SERVER, METHOD, AND STORE SYSTEM Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18454731 PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED UPON USER INTERACTION AT A PORTAL Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18502167 Advanced Audience Deduplication Using Exposure Sketches and Audience Sketches Final Rejection The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18564937 DESIGN CREATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, DESIGN CREATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND DESIGN CREATION SUPPORT PROGRAM Non-Final OA KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18871822 VERIFICATION DEVICE, VERIFICATION METHOD AND VERIFICATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19381266 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PRODUCT FEATURE USAGE TO RECOMMEND INSTRUCTIONS Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18749110 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO AN ADVERTISEMENT CONSUMED ON A DIFFERENT DEVICE WITHIN A THRESHOLD TIME PERIOD BASED ON HISTORICAL USER INTERACTIONS Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19285248 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18236196 DETERMINING SEMANTICS INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM STATEMENTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18529815 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19143682 VIRTUAL SPACE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND VIRTUAL SPACE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18539428 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AI-BASED CONTENT PLATFORM Final Rejection YAHOO ASSETS LLC
18602660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING CONTENT OF A WEBSITE Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
14184264 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR APPLYING SCORES AND RATINGS TO WEB PAGES,WEB SITES, AND CONTENT FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ONLINE ADVERTISING Non-Final OA Integral Ad Science, Inc.
19294372 Computer-Automated Optimization System for TV Ad Inventory Management Final Rejection Denali TV
18798660 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE Final Rejection KAKAO CORP.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alexandru Cirnu's allowance rate?

42.6% of resolved applications examined by Alexandru Cirnu were allowed (446 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alexandru Cirnu?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alexandru Cirnu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alexandru Cirnu took 1,147 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alexandru Cirnu work in?

Alexandru Cirnu examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 4100.

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