Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCNALLY, MICHAEL S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2136 2431 2432 2436 2437

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.8%
Allow Rate
+31.8% vs TC avg
1,096
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
939
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1076 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18864350 Home Network-Triggered Authentication Procedure Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19067365 USER-DEFINED NETWORK CONNECTORS BETWEEN SERVERLESS FUNCTIONS AND ISOLATED CLOUD RESOURCES Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
19070603 SECURE FIRMWARE UPDATES USING NONCES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18675872 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED VISUALIZATIONS OF COMPUTING DEVICE SECURITY AND STABILITY Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18880900 COLLABORATIVE VERIFICATION METHODS, COLLABORATIVE AUTHENTICATION METHOD, OPERATOR DEVICE AND ENTERPRISE DEVICE Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
19241520 USING A TRANSMISSION PROFILE TO PROVIDE AVAILABILITY AND SECURITY OPTIONS FOR COMMUNICATING DATA Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

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