Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 1631 1672 1684 1686 2121

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

Russell Scott Negin serves in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 1631. The examiner has 910 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 55.9 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 34.2 percent. This 34.2 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 910 resolved cases, the 34.2 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 55.9 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 1514. This 1514-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 1514-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 1631. Practitioners can use this 1514-day median and the 910 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

55.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
943
Total Applications
+34.2%
Interview Lift
1514
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 910 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.6%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
36.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18139655 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CHEMICAL STRUCTURE USING NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17465424 Systems and Methods for Detection of Aneuploidy Final Rejection Natera, Inc.
18306419 MODELS FOR ANALYZING DATA FROM SEQUENCING-BY-SYNTHESIS OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18370296 METHODS OF PREDICTING RESPONSES TO DISEASE TREATMENTS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17467615 FASTER FITTED Q-ITERATION USING ZERO-SUPPRESSED DECISION DIAGRAM Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17772169 MOLECULAR COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOLVING COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEMS Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
17827896 SAMPLE ANALYSIS DEVICE, SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD, PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18476954 Efficient High-Entropy Alloys Design Method Including Demonstration and Software Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
17380549 Efficient High-Entropy Alloys Design Method Including Demonstration and Software Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
17660158 METABOLIC NETWORK EXPLORER Non-Final OA SRI International
17688968 ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Keyence Corporation
18286242 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EVALUATE INACTIVATION KINETICS OF A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17855257 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIATION DOSE PLANNING FOR CARDIAC RADIATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
18004673 METHODS OF DETERMINING CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.

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