Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DIROMA, SCOTT MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3698

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

30.0%
Allow Rate
-22.0% vs TC avg
56
Total Applications
+32.4%
Interview Lift
1130
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18463606 ROBOTIC SHOE CLEANING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED RETAIL ENGAGEMENT Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
17889959 TAP TO PAY CREDIT BILL Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
17818543 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING VERIFICATION INFORMATION RELATED TO VIRTUAL CARDS Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18785584 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARD TRANSACTION LEVEL PRICING AND BALANCE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
17992688 TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
17981697 SMART CONTRACT VERIFICATION Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
17784981 PLAN INTERACTION UTILIZING CRYPTOGRAM Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
17870454 SIGNED VIDEO DATA WITH SALTED HASHES Non-Final OA Axis AB
18215792 TECHNIQUES FOR STORING UNIQUE ITEM CHARACTERISTICS AS NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS ON A BLOCKCHAIN Final Rejection eBay Inc.
17666788 BLOCKCHAIN BRIDGE SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR TRADING NON- FUNGIBLE TOKEN Final Rejection PANGEE, INC.
18133993 TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION AND VERIFICATION THROUGH DISTRIBUTED-LEDGER-BASED CHAIN OF CUSTODY Non-Final OA BanQu, Inc.
18021749 METHOD FOR SECURE PAYMENT, SECURE PAYMENT TERMINAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA PAX COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
17764211 THE METHOD OF SINGLE-USE PROCESSING OF DATA SAVED IN A QUICK RESPONSE (QR) CODE Final Rejection SEMBLE8 LIMITED

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