Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DIROMA, SCOTT MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3683 3685 3698

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

30.0%
Allow Rate
-22.0% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+26.1%
Interview Lift
1156
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.6%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18463606 ROBOTIC SHOE CLEANING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED RETAIL ENGAGEMENT Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
19129050 A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS FROM CRYPTO WALLETS Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
17992688 TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
17051083 PARTITIONING A BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK Final Rejection nChain Licensing AG
18917186 Transferring Encrypted Data from a Medical Technology System Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
17981697 SMART CONTRACT VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18311801 System and method for sharing network connectivity in a simulated environment Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18215792 TECHNIQUES FOR STORING UNIQUE ITEM CHARACTERISTICS AS NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS ON A BLOCKCHAIN Final Rejection eBay Inc.
18300268 LOCATION-BASED SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MINTING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
17870454 SIGNED VIDEO DATA WITH SALTED HASHES Non-Final OA Axis AB

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