Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GIARDINO JR, MARK A

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2135 2137 2185

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.8%
Allow Rate
+29.8% vs TC avg
696
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
922
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 679 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19018279 Rebuilding Encoded Data Slices via a Storage Network Processor Final Rejection Pure Storage, Inc.
18827326 Virtual Copying Of Data Using Metadata Representations Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18514539 Data Loss Management for Cloud-Based Storage Systems Non-Final OA PURE STORAGE, INC.
18524121 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELIABILITY-BASED MEMORY POOL MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17855688 EMBEDDED CONTROLLER AND MEMORY TO STORE MEMORY ERROR INFORMATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18639709 DETERMINATION OF MEMORY SYSTEMS STORAGE MODES, OPERATING METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIA Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19230255 READ OPERATIONS FOR MIXED DATA Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18948308 REUSING OR REPURPOSING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18908047 USING DELTA SNAPSHOTS TO FACILITATE INTENT POLICY MODEL ROLLBACK AND DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection Juniper Networks, Inc.

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