Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GOODCHILD, WILLIAM J

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2145 2431 2433 2437 2445 2494

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
766
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 752 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19002342 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY ON A SMARTCARD Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19072363 VEHICLE AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
19221068 TWO-STAGE SECURE DATA COLLABORATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19089568 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19240749 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19064247 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT IN CONTROL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
19072448 METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN AN AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNICATION NETWORK, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.

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