Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LONG, EDWARD X

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2439

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Edward X Long has resolved 194 cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2439. The examiner's allowance rate is 73.7 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1075. These figures provide a benchmark for expected outcomes and pendency. The 1075-day figure is a metric for practitioners to use when managing prosecution timelines. The 73.7 percent rate indicates the likelihood of an application being allowed once it reaches a final resolution.

The interview lift of 43.9 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance relative to the 73.7 percent baseline. This lift suggests that direct engagement can be a factor in securing an allowance. Practitioners should consider the 43.9 percent lift when managing the 1075-day median pendency. The 194 resolved cases provide the statistical foundation for these metrics. These figures offer a clear view of the prosecution landscape for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
211
Total Applications
+43.9%
Interview Lift
1075
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 194 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.8%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
72.3%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18844865 TRANSLUCENT BLOCKCHAIN DATABASE Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18698726 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTHENTICATING UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18604033 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18843060 INFERENCING ON HOMOMORPHICALLY ENCRYPTED VECTORS AT TRANSFORMER Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19206855 PROJECT-BASED PERMISSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Palantir Technologies Inc.
18339251 TEMPORARY ACCESS TO A RESOURCE AT EDGE SCENARIOS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18925019 ROBUST METHODS FOR DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION OF REMOTE SYSTEMS Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18900317 SEMI-SUPERVISED MALWARE CLASSIFICATION USING REPRESENTATION-AGNOSTIC TRANSFORMER MODELS Final Rejection CrowdStrike, Inc.

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