Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ELCHANTI, TAREK

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3600 3621 3622 3682

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tarek Elchanti has resolved 659 cases in Art Unit 3600 of Tech Center 3600. The examiner has an allowance rate of 50.5 percent, indicating a balanced prosecution environment where success and failure are equally likely. This 50.5 percent rate suggests that practitioners must be diligent in addressing the examiner's concerns to secure an allowance.

The interview lift is 36.1 percent. This suggests that interviews are a very effective way to improve the chances of allowance, providing a substantial increase over the baseline rate. The 36.1 percent lift indicates that direct communication is a highly recommended strategy for overcoming rejections and reaching a positive outcome.

The median days to allowance is 1352. This timeline reflects a relatively long prosecution process in Art Unit 3600. The 1352-day benchmark is an important consideration for practitioners when managing the expected duration of the prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-1.5% vs TC avg
688
Total Applications
+36.1%
Interview Lift
1352
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 659 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

46.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19284752 VISIT PROMOTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18825625 VISIT PROMOTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18512243 VISIT PROMOTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19210251 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-PERSON INTERACTIVE SHOPPING Final Rejection JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18509494 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING USING RELATIVE MOTION Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18435574 COMPUTATIONAL PLATFORM USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR INTEGRATING DATA SHARING PLATFORMS Final Rejection PAYPAL, INC.
18494655 ELECTRONIC COUPON MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18332164 TASK PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17237968 MARKET EXCHANGE FOR USER DATA AND REWARDS Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19244901 DETERMINING WHETHER TO PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REQUESTING AN ADDRESS Final Rejection Dropbox, Inc.
18751477 VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

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