Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GARCIA, PAULO ANDRES

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2639 2669 2671

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paulo Andres Garcia, in Art Unit 2639, has resolved 51 cases with an allowance rate of 80.4 percent. This high rate of approval suggests a favorable environment for applicants in Tech Center 2600. The median days to allowance is 1095, which is a typical duration for the examination process. The interview lift is a significant 25.1 percent.

This figure indicates that engaging in an interview with the examiner can substantially increase the probability of an allowance. For practitioners, the 25.1 percent lift is a strong reason to schedule interviews early in the process. The 80.4 percent allowance rate and 1095 day pendency provide a clear and positive outlook for prosecution. The 25.1 percent interview lift is a key tool for navigating the 51 cases worth of experience this examiner brings to the table. The 1095 day timeline is a useful benchmark for this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+18.4% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+25.1%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 51 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.2%
§102 Novelty
63.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19033767 FAST BOUNDING BOX HIERARCHY FORMATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18923394 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18713725 AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, SCREEN GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18819999 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18592674 IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
19033900 INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19033818 Image Packing for 3D Mesh Displacements Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
19073876 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC IMAGES OF CORES Non-Final OA PAIGE.AI, Inc.
18897254 GENERATING SEGMENTATIONS OF SEMANTICALLY RELEVANT OBJECTS FROM VECTOR IMAGES USING VECTOR HIERARCHY SEARCHING Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18931681 SELF-IMPROVING DATA ENGINE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18960309 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCORING BONDING OF WIRES TO CATHETER ELEMENTS TO TRAIN AI-BASED OPTICAL INSPECTION MODEL Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18963622 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE Non-Final OA Arm Limited

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