Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOFFMAN, BRANDON S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2136 2433 2436 2437 2493

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brandon S. Hoffman works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2136. He has 1273 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 90.5 percent. This 90.5 percent rate indicates a very high probability of success for applications assigned to him. The 1273 resolved cases provide a clear indication of his examination tendencies in this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 6.4 percent. Because the baseline allowance rate is already 90.5 percent, the 6.4 percent lift shows that most cases reach allowance without the need for an interview. However, practitioners can still use this 6.4 percent lift to resolve any remaining issues. This strategy is supported by the 1273 cases he has resolved.

The median time to allowance is 930 days. This 930 days duration is an efficient timeline for reaching an allowance. The combination of the 90.5 percent allowance rate and the 930 days pendency makes for a favorable prosecution experience. These metrics are based on the 1273 cases resolved by this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

90.5%
Allow Rate
+32.5% vs TC avg
1,282
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1274 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.6%
§101 Eligibility
33.4%
§102 Novelty
35.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19188640 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18343718 CIRCUITRY AND METHODS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY ENFORCING CONTROL-FLOW INTEGRITY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19045626 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE OVER-THE-TOP LIVE VIDEO DELIVERY Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18017519 Orchestration of a Service Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18819701 USE FOR PASSIVE RADIOS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19201124 COGNITIVE DATA REPATRIATION AND DATA REMOVAL Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19002440 IMPLEMENTING TRUSTED EXECUTING ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE PROCESSOR DEVICES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19174342 Cloud-Based Man-in-the-Middle Inspection of Encrypted Traffic Non-Final OA Zscaler, Inc.
19068950 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING CENTRALISED PATIENT DATA Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18791030 SELECTIVE ACCESS LEVELS OF PORTIONED FILES Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC

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