Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DAGNEW, SABA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3682 3688

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Saba Dagnew serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3621. She has managed 602 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 37.5 percent, which indicates the probability of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1580, which is a timeframe for the examination process. These figures are based on the 602 resolved cases currently associated with her profile.

The interview lift for Dagnew is 17.6 percent. This lift suggests that interviews are an effective tool for increasing the likelihood of allowance. In Art Unit 3621, the 37.5 percent allowance rate is a central figure for prosecution planning. Practitioners should prioritize interviews when working with Dagnew, given the 17.6 percent interview lift in Tech Center 3600.

The 1580 days to allowance provides a benchmark for the expected timeline. With a 37.5 percent allowance rate, the examiner's profile suggests that engagement through interviews can be beneficial. The 17.6 percent interview lift is a key metric for applicants to consider when developing their strategy in Art Unit 3621.

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

Performance Statistics

37.5%
Allow Rate
-14.5% vs TC avg
652
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
1580
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 602 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18771248 ACCOUNT PROGRAM SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Citibank, N.A.
19087961 OCCASION-BASED PROXY TRANSACTION ACCOUNT GROUPS Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
19300955 TRANSMEDIA STORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Nant Holdings IP, LLC
18861906 PRIVILEGE INFORMATION ISSUING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18701285 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18769196 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
19285963 SOCIAL STATUS POSTING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18864364 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIEW GENERATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19241660 DIRECT EXTENDED REACH SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18376504 Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Encoding Offers Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
19053359 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WORKFLOW AUTOMATION Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18796589 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT AD-BASED ROUTING Non-Final OA DISH Network L.L.C.
18535696 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CUSTOMIZED PROMOTIONS TO REDUCE CHURN OF TELEVISION USERS Non-Final OA DISH Network L.L.C.
19008386 EVALUATING EMAIL ACTIVITY Final Rejection Yahoo Assets LLC
18359385 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOW PREFERENCE VIA WATERFALLING MECHANISM AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Final Rejection YAHOO ASSETS LLC
19064113 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING CUSTOMIZABLE AND SHAREABLE TIERED OFFERS Final Rejection TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
19136289 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18665157 AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF BRAND REPRESENTATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18477772 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEEDBACK-GUIDED CONTENT GENERATION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
18477735 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL CONTENT GENERATION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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