Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEMMA, SAMSON B

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2132 2432 2498

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+30.2% vs TC avg
920
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 906 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
36.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18515178 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, APPLICATION SOFTWARE START-UP SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE START-UP METHOD Final Rejection Maxell, Ltd.
18272342 HIERARCHICAL ONLINE CONVEX OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18259416 A Method and Function for Accessing a Non-Public Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18824792 Methods for Securely Adding Data to a Blockchain Using Dynamic Time Quanta and Version Authentication Non-Final OA Artema Labs, Inc
18745920 AUTHORIZATION BROKERING Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18747396 CONTROL DEVICE, MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18341306 INFORMATION PRIVACY PROTECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18661060 PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS

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