Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2431 2493

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.6%
Allow Rate
+0.6% vs TC avg
511
Total Applications
+55.1%
Interview Lift
1213
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 488 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18934465 DATA PIPELINE Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18993755 OBFUSCATING INFERENCE OPERATIONS OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Google LLC
18898976 METHOD FOR DETECTING RANSOMWARE, RELATED SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18993891 Methods for Determining a Gaussian Integer Congruent to a Given Gaussian Integer Modulo a Gaussian Integer Modulus and for Determining a Reduction of a Given Gaussian Integer Modulo a Gaussian Integer Modulus Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18957980 VIRTUALLY IMMUTABLE FIRMWARE ATTESTATION, RECOVERY, AND RELATED SECURITY Final Rejection NXP B.V.
19094071 PRE-ASSOCIATION SECURITY NEGOTIATION (PASN) TUNNELING FOR PROTECTED UNAUTHENTICATED EXCHANGES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18913721 Selectively Scanning a File Before Access Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18675497 METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VERIFYING PASSWORD Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18092065 PERFORMING CONTEXT BASED DELIVERY OF DIGITAL CONTENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18086439 CYBER-HARDENING USING ADVERSARIAL SIMULATED ATTACKING AND DEFENDER SYSTEMS AND MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18649319 NETWORK PIPELINE ABSTRACTION LAYER (NPAL) OPTIMIZED PIPELINE FOR NETWORK ACCELERATION Non-Final OA Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
17761646 MALWARE IDENTIFICATION Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
19175752 METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING A SOURCE CODE, METHOD FOR DECRYPTING A SOURCE CODE AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beckhoff Automation GmbH

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