Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael Ortiz Sanchez, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ORTIZ SANCHEZ, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2656 2658

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

ORTIZ SANCHEZ, MICHAEL is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2626. The profile includes 508 resolved cases, a 67.1% allowance rate, and a median of 1391 days to allowance. Interview lift is 27.2%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The substantial case volume makes the pattern useful for planning, while the long median calls for sustained prosecution management.

The principal companies are Google LLC, Gicrm AI LLC, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Gray Ice Higdon (Google LLC), SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A., and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. Practitioners may benefit from an interview that narrows the disputed technical issues, followed by amendments that create a clear written record. The 1391-day median supports early consideration of continuation and fallback claim strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
537
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1391
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 508 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
56.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18209790 MACHINE TRANSLATION METHOD, DEVICES, AND STORAGE MEDIA Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19049549 ADAPTING AUTOMATED ASSISTANT FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON GENERATED PROFICIENCY MEASURE(S) Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18430196 PRESERVING SPEECH HYPOTHESES ACROSS COMPUTING DEVICES AND/OR DIALOG SESSIONS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18139436 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSCRIBING AUDIBLE INFORMATION Final Rejection Logitech Europe S.A.
19189496 AUDIO DECODER FOR INTERLEAVING SIGNALS Non-Final OA Dolby International AB
18322444 EVENT EXTRACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
17138148 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXT STRUCTURING VIA LANGUAGE MODELS Final Rejection YAHOO ASSETS LLC
18460930 PROVIDING INTEGRATION WITH A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL FOR A NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection Juniper Networks, Inc.
18937051 TRAINING METHOD, REFINEMENT METHOD OF TRAINING SAMPLE, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18914281 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE AUDIO DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG TONGHUASHUN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael Ortiz Sanchez's allowance rate?

67.1% of resolved applications examined by Michael Ortiz Sanchez were allowed (508 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael Ortiz Sanchez?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael Ortiz Sanchez take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael Ortiz Sanchez took 1,391 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael Ortiz Sanchez work in?

Michael Ortiz Sanchez examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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