Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2139 2434 2439
This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases
Examiner BENJAMIN A KAPLAN is part of Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2139. The examiner has 640 resolved cases, which establishes a substantial history of prosecution activity. This volume of 640 resolved cases allows for a high degree of confidence in the observed statistical trends.
The allowance rate is 88.8 percent. This 88.8 percent rate indicates a high frequency of patent grants for applications reaching a final disposition. The interview lift is 11.6 percent, suggesting that personal engagement with the examiner is an effective tool for further increasing the probability of allowance compared to the 88.8 percent baseline. Practitioners can use this 11.6 percent lift to justify the use of interviews during prosecution.
The median days to allowance is 1001. This 1001 day period is the standard timeframe for applications that successfully navigate the process in Art Unit 2139. The combination of an 88.8 percent allowance rate and a 1001 day median suggests a relatively efficient path to issuance. The data from Tech Center 2400 provides a clear roadmap for applicants assigned to this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18548373 | METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING A FIRST PARTICIPANT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK, PROCESSING DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | AUDI AG |
| 19204185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE AND PRIVACY-PRESERVING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A SERVER AND A USER DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 19071808 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING VULNERABILITY REPORT FOR A PRODUCT | Non-Final OA | HCL Technologies Limited |
| 19207579 | Processing External Messages Using a Secure Email Relay | Non-Final OA | Proofpoint, Inc. |
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