Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MENDOZA, ALEXANDRIA ARELLANO

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1713 2877

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alexandria Arellano Mendoza is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, Art Unit 1713. With 26 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 61.5%. This provides a moderate probability of success for applicants compared to lower-rate dockets. The interview lift of 28.3% suggests that engaging with the examiner is highly beneficial. The median days to allowance is 930, which serves as a benchmark for prosecution timing.

Practitioners should consider the 28.3% lift as a primary tactic for advancing prosecution in this art unit. The 61.5% allowance rate indicates that while rejections occur, they can often be overcome. With 26 resolved cases, the 930-day median pendency is an important metric for managing client expectations. In Art Unit 1713, the data supports a strategy that emphasizes direct communication to take advantage of the significant interview lift.

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

Performance Statistics

61.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18836628 Device for Measuring Temperature and Thickness of Film and Measurement Method Using Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18847777 SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS AND PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION USING OUT-OF-PLANE IMAGING OF MULTIMODE-INTERFEROMETER WAVEGUIDE SCATTERING Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17829103 CARGO CONTAINER SENSOR Non-Final OA GOODRICH CORPORATION
18310412 ULTRAHIGH-SPEED MULTI-PARAMETRIC PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY BASED ON A THIN-FILM OPTICAL-ACOUSTIC COMBINER Non-Final OA Washington University
17988036 APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OPTOFLUIDIC DROPLET FLUORESCENCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18505810 SUB-MILLISECOND OPTICAL DETECTION OF PULSED PLASMA PROCESSES Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18648644 OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR A METROLOGY SYSTEM AND METROLOGY SYSTEM WITH SUCH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18691002 SOURCE SELECTION MODULE AND ASSOCIATED METROLOGY AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18918276 DEPOSITION MONITOR FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
19100510 DEFLECTOMETRY METHOD AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18887461 Electrical Performance Prediction Based On Structural Measurements Of Partially Fabricated Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18693003 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SPECTROMETER DEVICE Final Rejection TRINAMIX GMBH

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