Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2657

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Paul Joseph Mueller has resolved 152 cases within Art Unit 2657. The data for Tech Center 2600 indicates an allowance rate of 78.9 percent for these 152 cases. This 78.9 percent rate provides a metric for practitioners to understand the likelihood of a grant when an application is assigned to this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1011. This 1011 day figure represents the median time from filing to grant for successful applications. Practitioners should use this 1011 day metric to set expectations for the duration of the prosecution cycle in Art Unit 2657.

The interview lift is 28.5 percent, which represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted relative to the 78.9 percent base rate. This 28.5 percent lift indicates that interviews are associated with an increased probability of allowance. The 28.5 percent lift provides a statistical basis for practitioners to consider an interview as part of their strategy in Tech Center 2600.

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

Performance Statistics

78.9%
Allow Rate
+16.9% vs TC avg
165
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
1011
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 152 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
61.8%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19057240 METHOD PERFORMED BY AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19049450 AUTOMATED ASSISTANT CONTROL OF EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS LACKING AUTOMATED ASSISTANT APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19023455 CONVERSATION SUPPORT DEVICE, CONVERSATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, CONVERSATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18940000 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18301368 VOICE-BASED AUGMENTED REALITY LOCOMOTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18396839 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
19083114 INTERACTIVE METHOD BASED ON LARGE MODEL, TRAINING METHOD, INTELLIGENT AGENT, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
19001685 Complexity-based Divide-and-Conquer Framework for Copilots Non-Final OA Zscaler, Inc.
18791660 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POLICIES FOR CAPABILITY INTENTS OF CAPABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL RESPONSES EXECUTING ON AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dell Products LP

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