Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PAULINO, LENIN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2193 2197 4100

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lenin Paulino, an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2193, has managed 337 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 57.6%. This 57.6% rate provides a baseline for the probability of securing a patent grant. Furthermore, the median days to allowance is 1428. This 1428-day metric offers a clear expectation for the length of the prosecution cycle from start to finish.

The data also includes an interview lift of 26.2%. This 26.2% lift shows the positive impact that an interview can have on the chances of success. When compared to the 57.6% allowance rate, the 26.2% lift demonstrates that verbal discussion is a productive method for advancing an application. With 337 resolved cases, these statistics are grounded in a significant volume of historical data. Practitioners can use the 1428-day median to allowance to plan their resources and the 26.2% interview lift to refine their tactical approach. The 57.6% allowance rate and the 337 resolved cases suggest a consistent examination style in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

57.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
372
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1428
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 337 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18940535 USING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT TESTS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE UPDATES Non-Final OA Citibank, N.A.
18462353 TEST CASE GENERATION USING GENERATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18462363 LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL TRAINING FOR TEST CASE GENERATION Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18317700 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18572214 A Concept for Generating Code of Test Cases Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18066716 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS TESTING OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
17158404 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS TESTING OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Final Rejection FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
18560804 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED COGNITIVE TEST SCRIPT GENERATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18428420 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING ANALYSIS TOOL ALERTS AND FOR GENERATING PROMPTS AND FIX SUGGESTIONS FOR THE ALERTS USING AI Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18814901 MUTATION TESTING WITHIN CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18094267 System For Publishing Embedded Web Application With Atomic Version Control Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18609977 DETECTING WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Non-Final OA SAP SE
18787841 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION THROUGH ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE PLATFORM Non-Final OA OPEN TEXT INC.
18568506 GRAPH DATA GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18372717 Electronic system and firmware update method having firmware update troubleshooting mechanism Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
18218804 Injecting Faults by Instrumentation Code Final Rejection eBay Inc.
18135923 Asynchronous Caching for Stateful Applications Non-Final OA RED HAT, INC.
18307342 EFFICIENT FIRMWARE TESTING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18758656 Forward Compatible Secure Streaming Recursive Software Image Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.
18104824 SECURED CONTAINER DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection Schneider Electric Industries SAS
18849967 MANAGEMENT AND UPDATING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATION DEVICES OF AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM CONNECTED TO AN OT NETWORK Non-Final OA Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month