Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COUSINS, JOSEPH M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2459

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.4%
Allow Rate
+4.4% vs TC avg
295
Total Applications
+21.5%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 282 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18938373 SERVER FOR RENDERING A VIRTUAL WORLD IMAGE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18755365 ETHERNET VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK DEBUGGING USING INTENT GRAPH DATA Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18292293 INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, SIGNAL RELAY NODE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18425258 MANAGING USE OF DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS USING OUT-OF-BAND METHODS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18851775 CONTROL SYSTEMS, CONTROL METHODS, CONTROLLERS, AND PROGRAMS Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18731005 MULTIPATH ROUTING IN A NETWORK DEVICE USING MULTISTAGE COMPARATOR-BASED MODULO CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18788435 AGNOSTIC MULTIMEDIA SESSION CONTROL Non-Final OA Caregility Corporation
18789218 ADAPTIVE METHODS FOR ROUTING DATA IN A SECURE STORAGE NETWORK Non-Final OA Veeva Systems Inc.

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