Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HAILU, TADESSE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2173 2174 2179 2457 2617

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tadesse Hailu serves in Art Unit 2173 and Tech Center 2600, having completed 980 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 78.0% suggests a generally receptive environment for patent applications. However, the median time to allowance of 1230 days indicates that reaching a grant may take longer than in other units. The high volume of 980 resolved cases provides a statistically significant basis for these prosecution expectations.

The data shows an interview lift of 4.0%, which is a minimal increase compared to the 78.0% baseline allowance rate. This suggests that the examiner's decisions are largely driven by the written record rather than oral advocacy. The 1230 days required for allowance should be factored into long-term strategy, as the 4.0% lift does not suggest that interviews will significantly accelerate or change the outcome of the 2173 art unit proceedings. Practitioners should focus on robust initial filings to navigate the median pendency effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

78.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
1,003
Total Applications
+4.0%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 980 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
38.3%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18920714 BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18731178 DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING VIEWS OF PHYSICAL LOCATIONS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18811322 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATIVE MODELS WITH DYNAMIC PROMPT ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18660516 REAL-TIME TELEPROMPTER FOR A VIRTUAL MEETING Final Rejection Google LLC
18903077 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18590385 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING OVERLAYS OF 3D MODELS IN 2D CONTENT ITEMS Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18660246 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY CORPORATION
18811510 VIRTUAL RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18705491 EMOJI PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIA Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18653763 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY OF MULTI-DATE AND MULTI-MODALITY IMAGES Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18655288 FILE EDITING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18891426 CONNECTING USERS TO ENTITIES BASED ON RECOGNIZED OBJECTS Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18850996 DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
18930606 GENERATING PREDICTED DOCUMENT SUMMARY-CONSISTENCY METRICS USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS AND AN EXPANDING GRANULARITY ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18721505 Information Processing Device, Information Processing Method, And Program Final Rejection SATURN LICENSING LLC
18797530 METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL PLANE, HOST, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HTC Corporation
18444462 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED CONTEXT MONITORING Non-Final OA Shopify Inc.
18922151 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MOTION STABILIZATION IN DIGITAL PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18652936 GESTURE-BASED PROCESSING OF DIGITAL HUMAN RESPONSES Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18905551 AUTOMATED IMAGE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Airbnb, Inc.

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