Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GOLDBERG, IVAN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3623 3624

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ivan R Goldberg is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, Art Unit 3619. With 382 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 35.3 percent. This is a relatively low rate, indicating that about one-third of the 382 resolved cases reaching a resolution are granted. Practitioners should be prepared for a challenging process in Art Unit 3619.

The interview lift is 35.5 percent, which is a very high figure. This suggests that applications with an interview are much more likely to be allowed than the baseline rate of 35.3 percent. Practitioners should strongly consider an interview, as the 35.5 percent lift indicates it is a very effective way to resolve issues and secure an allowance. This metric is a primary strategic tool.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1589. This is a very long timeline, showing that it takes a significant amount of time for successful applications to reach a grant. The combination of the allowance rate and the 1589 day median pendency makes for a lengthy process in Tech Center 3600. The 1589 day figure is a critical factor for long-term planning.

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

Performance Statistics

35.3%
Allow Rate
-16.7% vs TC avg
429
Total Applications
+35.5%
Interview Lift
1589
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 382 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18558966 FACILITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND COST ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18463116 MID-TIER WORKFLOW MODULE Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18527456 WORK SIMULATION SYSTEM, WORK SIMULATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18283504 ROAD INSPECTION SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT VEHICLE, SERVER, ROAD INSPECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18275560 VERIFICATION SYSTEM, VERIFICATION METHOD, AND VERIFICATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18463145 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSESSING INSTRUCTOR RATINGS ON A DEFINED RATING SCALE FOR SKEWNESS Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18074679 COLLABORATIVE OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR GAS INJECTION HUFF-N-PUFF PARAMETERS IN TIGHT OIL RESERVOIRS Non-Final OA China University of Petroleum (East China)
18148862 PRACTICAL STRATEGY TO FLOW THE NEW GENERATION OF SMART MULTILATERAL WELL COMPLETIONS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18768794 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF DATA FABRIC Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
19245739 Applying A Machine Learning Model To Generate A Ranked List Of Candidate Actions For Addressing An Incident Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18752853 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTATION PROGRAM, COMPUTATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18644698 AI-ENHANCED INTELLIGENT WORKFLOW FOR IMPROVED PERSONAL PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18320291 INSIGHT DISCOVERY USING COMBINATORIAL LOW-DIMENSIONAL CLUSTERING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18026731 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR OPERATING A POWER SYSTEM ASSET Final Rejection Hitachi Energy Ltd
18905760 PROCESS FLOW AUTOMATION USING AI AGENTS Non-Final OA SAP SE
18609625 CLUSTERING USERS ACCORDING TO CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG USER DATA Non-Final OA ADOBE INC.
18474993 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC WORKFLOW Final Rejection OPEN TEXT INC.
18475003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC WORKFLOW Final Rejection OPEN TEXT INC.
18588492 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING WORKFLOWS BASED ON NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUTS USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
18943270 Method and System of Demand Forecasting for Inventory Management of Slow-Moving Inventory in a Supply Chain Final Rejection Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18213413 Communication Channel Customization Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
19289693 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFERENCE DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFERENCE METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD Non-Final OA TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
19288770 DEMAND FORECASTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Target Brands, Inc.
18355363 METHOD FOR ARRANGING SUPPORT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18265961 QUALITY PREDICTION SYSTEM, MODEL-GENERATING DEVICE, QUALITY PREDICTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18232397 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR UNSUPERVISED TASK SEGMENTATION Final Rejection NICE LTD.
18068154 EVALUATION PARKING SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA NICE LTD.
18072349 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATION DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS USING ACTION SEQUENCE SEGMENTATION Final Rejection Nice Ltd.
18954358 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD LINKING RIDE-SHARING SERVICE AND VEHICLE-TO-GRID Final Rejection Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

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