Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MITIKU, BERHANU

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2156 2169

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Berhanu Mitiku is an examiner in Tech Center 2100, specifically within Art Unit 2156. He has 396 resolved cases, which provides a substantial amount of data for understanding his examination style. His allowance rate is 55.1 percent, indicating a moderate grant frequency.

The data reveals an interview lift of 28.8 percent. This metric suggests that conducting an interview with the examiner is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of allowance than the 55.1 percent baseline. For practitioners, this indicates that verbal communication is a productive tool in Art Unit 2156.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1722. This is a relatively long timeline for the prosecution process. With 396 resolved cases as a reference, the 28.8 percent interview lift provides a strong incentive for practitioners to engage the examiner to potentially navigate the 1722-day median duration more effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

55.2%
Allow Rate
At TC average
425
Total Applications
+29.0%
Interview Lift
1722
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 397 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
64.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18600215 PERSONALIZATION USING CLICKSTREAM DATA Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18339937 CONVERTING A LANGUAGE TYPE OF A QUERY Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18736306 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL BASED MEDICATION DOSAGE DETERMINATION Final Rejection Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
19237718 TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT REPLICATION AND RECOVERY Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18621728 CHUNK SYNTHESIS FOR RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION ASSISTANTS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18500887 INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18966349 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE UNSTRUCTURED DATA Final Rejection Ohalo Limited

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