Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NEAL, ALLISON MICHELLE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3625 3683

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

Allison Michelle Neal, an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3625, has a profile based on 231 resolved cases. The data shows a very low allowance rate of 19.5%, which indicates that a minority of applications reach allowance under her review. This 19.5% rate highlights a particularly difficult prosecution path for applicants.

Despite the low allowance rate, the interview lift is 27.0%, suggesting that interviews provide a significant advantage. This 27.0% lift means that while the baseline for success is low, direct engagement with the examiner substantially improves the odds of a grant. The median time to allowance is 1396 days, reflecting the long and difficult nature of prosecution for the 231 cases handled by this examiner. Practitioners should account for the 1396-day median when advising clients on the resources required to secure a patent in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

19.5%
Allow Rate
-32.5% vs TC avg
251
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1396
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 231 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

38.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
35.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736978 SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE SOFTWARE RISK DETERMINATION AND VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18433204 SELF-SERVICE DATA QUALITY CONTROL FOR INCOMING AND OUTGOING DATASETS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18162254 INSIGHT CREATION FILTERING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18071008 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY MONOTONY IN COMPUTER RELATED PROCESSES Non-Final OA Nice Ltd.

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