Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEGGETT, ANDREA C.

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2171 2173

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrea C. Leggett has resolved 656 cases in Art Unit 2171. The examiner has an allowance rate of 75.9 percent. This 75.9 percent rate is based on the 656 resolved cases in Tech Center 2100. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate the probability of a grant. The volume of resolutions provides a specific data set for this examiner's history.

The interview lift is 20.6 percent. This 20.6 percent figure represents the change in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider this lift when deciding on a prosecution strategy. This metric indicates how interviews correlate with the overall allowance rate. The 20.6 percent lift is a recorded factor in the examiner's prosecution profile.

The median time to allowance is 1160 days. This 1160 day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. Applicants can use this figure to plan their prosecution timelines. The median pendency is a specific temporal measure in Art Unit 2171. It provides a benchmark for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 1160 day timeline is important for managing expectations during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+21.0% vs TC avg
685
Total Applications
+20.6%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 659 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
34.3%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18776072 AUTOMATIC HELPDESK EXPLAINER Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18965561 HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACES VIA A SCALABLE SOFT ELECTRODE ARRAY Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18888889 Playability Service Application Programming Interface Non-Final OA Google LLC
18349589 Method and System for Automatized Selection and Documentation of Personal Highlights During Journeys with a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18890501 SUB-APPLICATION PAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18680885 SECURING EMBEDDED LINK ACCESS IN EMAILS USING ISOLATION CONTEXT Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18883992 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18422290 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM TOUCH FUNCTION ROW WITH HOVER DETECTION AND COORDINATED PRESENTATION ON MAIN DISPLAY Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18053075 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DATA ATTRIBUTION Final Rejection HERE GLOBAL B.V.
18849667 SYSTEM FOR OPERATING APPLICATIONS OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HD Construction Equipment Co., Ltd.
18919543 WEBSITE CONTENT MACHINE LEARNING-BASED ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Originality.AI Inc.

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