Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NEWLON, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3696

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.9%
Allow Rate
-7.1% vs TC avg
154
Total Applications
+28.2%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 127 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

41.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
35.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19092850 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT Non-Final OA U.S. Bancorp, National Association
17865268 USER INPUT DURING AN ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSFER Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18769174 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18396121 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING AND UTILIZING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE- RELATED EVENT BLOCKCHAIN Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
17978059 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A BASE-LINE PROBABLE ROOF LOSS CONFIDENCE SCORE Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
17838083 WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
19022856 MARKETPLACE IMPLEMENTATION FOR A PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection AMADEUS S.A.S.
18958545 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING PERSONALIZED TRANSIT GUIDES Non-Final OA Quanata, LLC
17934678 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSACTION CONVERSION RATE USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Worldpay, LLC

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