Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LOPEZ, MIGUEL ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2496

This examiner grants 7% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

6.9%
Allow Rate
-51.1% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+11.1%
Interview Lift
1157
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
34.6%
§103 Obviousness
34.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17899233 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, KEY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17514071 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CYBER CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION VIA KOLMOGOROV COMPLEXITY Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17874896 Contextual relationship graph based on user's network transaction patterns for investigating attacks Final Rejection Zscaler, Inc.
18309628 REAL-TIME AUTOMATED SECURITY SCORING Non-Final OA Snowflake Inc.
18057413 AUTHENTICATOR WITH PASSIVELY-PROVISIONED AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIAL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18797307 DATABASE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
18562133 ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS ON PERCEPTION COMPONENTS Final Rejection Five AI Limited
17974061 DISTRIBUTED SWARM BASED SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATION KEY ENCRYPTION USING IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18468285 DISTRIBUTION OF BLUEPRINTS IN EDGE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17372584 DERIVING INDEPENDENT SYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION KEYS BASED UPON A TYPE OF SECURE BOOT USING A SECURITY PROCESSOR Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
17372582 DERIVING DEPENDENT SYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION KEYS BASED UPON A TYPE OF SECURE BOOT USING A SECURITY PROCESSOR Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18953005 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED CYBERSECURITY ACTIONS AND DYNAMIC SECURITY POSTURE ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA AS0001, Inc.
18953041 AUTOMATED INCIDENT TOKEN MONITORING AND DECISION PATHSYSTEM FOR CYBERSECURITY THREAT RESPONSE Non-Final OA AS0001, Inc.
18914036 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ORGANIZATION DIGITAL SECURITY Non-Final OA AS0001, Inc.
18914032 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A RECOMMENDED CYBER-ATTACK SECURITY ACTION Non-Final OA AS0001, Inc.
18914039 ADAPTIVE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE BASED ON STATE OF POSTURE Non-Final OA AS0001, Inc.
18914034 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CYBER SECURITY DEFENSE IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA AS0001, Inc.
17987688 TRANSFORMING CONTAINER IMAGES INTO CONFIDENTIAL WORKLOADS Final Rejection Red Hat, Inc.

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