Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2154 2155 2159 2161 2169

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Albert M. Phillips, III is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2154. The examiner has 730 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 81.5 percent. This rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1074, which provides a timeline for the expected duration of the prosecution process. With 730 resolved cases, the examiner's data is well-supported.

The interview lift for this examiner is 12.7 percent. This indicates that applications involving an interview are even more likely to be granted than the 81.5 percent baseline. Practitioners should consider the 12.7 percent lift as a strong reason to engage in direct communication. The 1074 median days to allowance is a key factor for planning in Art Unit 2154. Overall, the 81.5 percent allowance rate and the 12.7 percent interview lift suggest that proactive engagement is effective across the 730 resolved cases managed by this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+26.5% vs TC avg
749
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
1074
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 730 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19026198 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING CLUSTER-BASED SEARCH RESULTS Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
19367261 IOT SECURITY KNOWLEDGE-BASED CHATBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
19332049 SYNCHRONISING DATASETS UPDATES Non-Final OA PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18678182 MODULATION OF A TWO-LEVEL-SYSTEM LANDSCAPE PER EXPERIMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18888745 CLOUD DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH TABLE INHERITANCE Non-Final OA SAP SE
19144545 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING DIRECT INTERACTION FOR STATIC VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA PEKING UNIVERSITY
18355247 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IMPROVING CLASSIFICATION MODELS FOR MULTI-ATTRIBUTE CLASSIFICATION Final Rejection Shopify Inc.
18763551 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING HOME APPLIANCES TO A CONSUMER Non-Final OA Universal Electronics Inc.
18244101 DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM VALIDATION WITH SIMULATION Non-Final OA VMware, Inc.

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