Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MILLS, PAUL V

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2100 2193 2194 2196

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paul V. Mills examines in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2100. He has 361 resolved cases, which provides a substantial record for analysis. His allowance rate is 53.2 percent, indicating that over half of the cases he resolves result in a grant.

Interviews are particularly effective with this examiner, showing an interview lift of 40.1 percent. This 40.1 percent lift is a significant increase over the 53.2 percent baseline allowance rate, suggesting that verbal advocacy is a key strategy for success. Practitioners should consider interviews as a primary method for overcoming rejections.

The median days to allowance is 1503. This is a relatively long duration for the 361 resolved cases in his portfolio, indicating a potentially protracted prosecution cycle. The 1503 day median is a critical factor for applicants to consider when planning their strategy in Art Unit 2100.

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

Performance Statistics

53.3%
Allow Rate
-1.7% vs TC avg
380
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1502
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 362 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18378958 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING TASKS VIA A HETEROGENEOUS MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
16249943 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER WITH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18840119 APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18415234 POLYHEDRAL SCHEDULE COMPLETION MECHANISM RESPECTING USER REQUIREMENTS WITH A LOOK-AHEAD OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17835143 Job Scheduling Method and Job Scheduling Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18440523 Memory Bandwidth Monitor and Limiter Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18492007 COMPOSABLE TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18368881 VIRTUAL PRIVATE LABEL CLOUDS Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18771979 QUANTUM TASK EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18720010 TASK EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18679070 JOB SCHEDULING FOR A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS BASED ON JOB GROUPS Non-Final OA Rubrik, Inc.
18081534 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO PERFORM ASYNCHRONOUS DATA MOVEMENT Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18620383 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND RESOLVING INTERRUPTIONS TO COMPUTING COMPONENTS Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18358995 EFFICIENT TASK ALLOCATION Non-Final OA Arm Limited
18545321 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION TO MINIMIZE ENTITLEMENTS COST Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18121382 CONTROLLING MONITORING ROLES OF NODES USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18461712 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT OF A GRAPHICS PROCESSING CORE IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC
18379201 AGENT STATE MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL COMPUTING INSTANCES Non-Final OA VMware LLC

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