Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FLORES, ROBERTO W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2621 2691

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Roberto W. Flores has overseen 549 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600. His allowance rate is 49.7 percent. The median days to allowance for cases under his review is 1093. These statistics suggest that prosecution in Art Unit 2621 results in an allowance for 49.7 percent of the 549 resolved cases. This balanced outcome rate indicates that applicants should be prepared for a detailed examination process.

Practitioners may benefit from the 13.9 percent interview lift. This metric shows that conducting an interview is correlated with an increased likelihood of allowance compared to the baseline rate. Given the 1093 median days to allowance, an interview could be a step in overcoming rejections. The data suggests that verbal communication is a strategy for reaching an agreement on patentable subject matter with this examiner, as evidenced by the 13.9 percent lift across his resolved cases.

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

Performance Statistics

49.7%
Allow Rate
-12.3% vs TC avg
593
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
1093
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 549 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
68.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19259773 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MIRROR DISPLAY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18744766 FINGERPRINT SENSOR PACKAGE AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18826133 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT FACIAL INTERFACE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19558680 VEHICLE Non-Final OA FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.
18824248 MOTION STATE MONITORING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19301954 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH ADDITIONAL ELECTRODE LAYER FOR IMPROVING MUTUAL CAPACITANCE VARIATION Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19149079 SHIFT REGISTER, GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND DRIVING METHOD FOR SHIFT REGISTER Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19273698 GATE DRIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18959085 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18917681 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18895384 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18743206 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18505063 INPUT SENSING METHOD AND INPUT SENSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18058151 DISPLAY DEVICE WITH REDUCED NON-DISPLAY AREA Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18948303 PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18656931 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18567892 PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18733857 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection CARUX TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
19013266 DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White corporation
18839568 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17758214 DYNAMIC GAMMA CURVE USE FOR DISPLAY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18627619 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND TOUCH PANEL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
19470722 AUTOMATIC GAZE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
19165443 SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING SIMULTANEOUS ACTIVATION IN A KEYBOARD KEY Non-Final OA VeriFone, Inc.
19074297 PRESENTING A PLURALITY OF NOTIFICATIONS TO A USER AT SMART GLASSES VIA A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19240001 Fingerprint data processing method, host device and wireless device with encrypted communications Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
19232619 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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