Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MILLS, FRANK D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2176 2194

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
628
Total Applications
+22.7%
Interview Lift
1240
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 605 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.2%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18231606 QUERY RESPONSE USING A CUSTOM CORPUS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18554959 A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED TASK GROUPING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18421485 MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION BETWEEN WORKLOADS AND A HOST MEMORY BUFFER FOR CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURE MEMORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18109729 ACCELERATED EMULATION DEVICE BACKEND SOFTWARE UPDATE WITH SHORT DOWNTIME Final Rejection MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18195399 DYNAMIC BUFFER LIMIT CONFIGURATION OF MONITORING AGENTS Non-Final OA VMware LLC

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