Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CRIBBS, MALCOLM

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2115 2432 2497

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+30.9% vs TC avg
788
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
853
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 782 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19132739 BLOCKCHAIN-BASED NETWORK ADDRESS Non-Final OA NCHAIN LICENSING AG
19063255 IMPLEMENTING A PRIVACY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
19030740 Systems and Methods for Protecting Elementary Bitstreams Incorporating Independently Encoded Tiles Non-Final OA DIVX, LLC
18990982 Systems and Methods for Secure Playback of Encrypted Elementary Bitstreams Non-Final OA DIVX, LLC

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