Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MCCARTHY, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2113 2114

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+30.9% vs TC avg
876
Total Applications
-4.7%
Interview Lift
921
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 853 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
40.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19018542 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18996053 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING NETWORK SYSTEM, AND COMPUTING DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18583422 Instances For Built-In Self Testing Final Rejection Google LLC
17062189 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ROOT CAUSE OF ANOMALOUS EVENTS Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, 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
19033270 MACHINE LEARNING BASED FORM ANALYSIS AND ERROR DETECTION Final Rejection ADP, Inc.
17923806 NETWORK LEVEL AUTO-HEALING BASED ON TROUBLESHOOTING/RESOLUTION METHOD OF PROCEDURES AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.

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