Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCCARTHY, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2113 2114

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+31.0% vs TC avg
873
Total Applications
-4.9%
Interview Lift
921
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 850 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.9%
§102 Novelty
40.2%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18996053 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING NETWORK SYSTEM, AND COMPUTING DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18779789 PREDICTIVE SELF-HEALING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
17062189 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ROOT CAUSE OF ANOMALOUS EVENTS Final Rejection Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18883554 SEMI-STATIC ERROR BANK ARCHITECTURE IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA SiFive, Inc.
18827680 OPTIMIZED DATA GATHERING FOR DEFECT ANALYSIS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17808555 SYSTEM LOG PATTERN ANALYSIS BY IMAGE SIMILARITY RECOGNITION Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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