Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PARRA, OMAR S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2421 2425

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner PARRA, OMAR S is assigned to Art Unit 2421 within Tech Center 2400. The data shows that the examiner has 695 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 74.5 percent. This 74.5 percent allowance rate serves as a baseline for applicants during the examination process. The 695 resolved cases provide a record of the examiner's work in Art Unit 2421. These figures establish the prosecution environment for this unit.

The median days to allowance for successful applications is 1039. An interview lift of 9.7 percent is recorded, which indicates the change in the probability of allowance following an interview. Practitioners can use this 9.7 percent lift to evaluate the impact of communication. The 1039 median days to allowance helps in planning the prosecution timeline. The metrics are derived from the examiner's professional history in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

74.4%
Allow Rate
+16.4% vs TC avg
721
Total Applications
+9.2%
Interview Lift
1039
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 696 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.6%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18383282 MACHINE LEARNING ASSISTED AND TEMPLATE GUIDED VIDEO SYNTHESIS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
19005608 CLASSIFYING PARENTAL RATING FOR BETTER VIEWING EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18877151 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT RECOMMENDATION, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18286042 FINE TUNING OF VIDEO DATA IN A STREAMING APPLICATION Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18737559 System and Method for Sampling Content Recommendations Using a Multi-Entity Surrogate Connectivity Graph and Telemetry Data Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19298472 Viewer Reaction Detection and Content Control Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19271231 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING AN INTRODUCTION PORTION IN A VIDEO PROGRAM Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19181064 VIDEO GENERATION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18642231 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMBEDDING EXTERNAL CONTENT Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
19087684 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Rakuten Group, Inc.
18562926 LIVE-STREAMING VIDEO STREAM PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18082472 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A RIDE SYSTEM BASED ON GESTURES Non-Final OA UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC

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