Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: LONG, FONYA M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3682 3689

This examiner grants 3% of resolved cases

Analysis

Fonya M Long has resolved 294 cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. The examiner's allowance rate is 3.4 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1594. These figures provide a baseline for evaluating prosecution success and duration. The 1594-day figure is a benchmark for practitioners to use when planning their timelines. The 3.4 percent rate indicates the likelihood of an application being allowed once it reaches a final resolution.

The interview lift of 0.8 percent indicates that engaging with the examiner can increase the probability of success relative to the 3.4 percent allowance rate. This lift suggests that interviews have a limited impact during prosecution. The 294 resolved cases provide the statistical foundation for these metrics. Practitioners should factor the 1594-day median pendency into their overall strategy when seeking an allowance. The 0.8 percent lift is a factor to consider when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy.

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

Performance Statistics

3.4%
Allow Rate
-48.6% vs TC avg
296
Total Applications
+0.8%
Interview Lift
1594
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 294 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18411244 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18317450 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18299787 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18390764 LONG TERM SENSING OF SLEEP PHENOMENA Non-Final OA SNBR INC.
18574164 USER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND TRAINING Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19360375 INTELLIGENT ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND EXCHANGE Non-Final OA Click to Fill, Inc.
18549182 Virtual Coach Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
19339598 MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Welch Allyn, Inc.
19254170 OPTIMIZING EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS Non-Final OA Allegheny Singer Research Institute
19035718 NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17994160 TELEHEALTH PLATFORM WITH ENHANCED MULTI-LEVEL CONSULTATION MATCHING AND COMMAND CENTER Non-Final OA TELADOC HEALTH, INC.
18278986 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-VIVO INSPECTION Non-Final OA Given Imaging LTD
18929046 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING CHRONIC AND SEVERE ACUTE MEDICAL CONDITIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF DATABASE RECORDS Final Rejection Ensemble RCM, LLC
18794666 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT HEALTHCARE UTILITY Final Rejection DOCSNAP, INC.
18434776 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING HEALTHCARE TRANSACTIONS Final Rejection Thatch Health, Inc.
18122489 UNSTRUCTURED TO STRUCTURED DATA PIPELINE IN A CLINICAL TRIAL VERIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Akyrian Systems LLC
18307757 Methods for Automatically Providing Guidance to Patient in Real-Time Non-Final OA E-LOVU HEALTH, INC.

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