Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: POND, ROBERT M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3624 3625 3684 3688

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+19.2% vs TC avg
715
Total Applications
+42.4%
Interview Lift
1227
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
38.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18587657 METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING AND DEMONSTRATING PRODUCTS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18249827 Enhancing Security for the Assurance of Trustworthiness of a Product Using a Supply Chain of Suppliers for Modifying, Enhancing or Producing The Product Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18597450 GENERATION OF VEHICLE SUGGESTIONS BASED UPON DRIVER DATA Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18597514 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEGOTIATING THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE USING A CHATBOT Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18387266 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ORDERED FOOD PREFERENCES ACCOMPANYING SYMPTOMATIC INPUTS Non-Final OA KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
18905810 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED LABORATORY INVENTORY MANAGEMENT USING RFID TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Abbott Laboratories
18853334 AUTOMATED RETAIL SYSTEM CONTROL AND METHOD Non-Final OA COSTA EXPRESS LIMITED
18773536 Systems and Methods for Managing and Monitoring Continuous Attestation of Security Requirements Non-Final OA Referentia Systems Incorporated
18104026 OBTAINING AN ADDITIONAL EXCHANGE ITEM DURING A TRANSACTION UTILIZING AN EXCHANGE ITEM Final Rejection Raise Marketplace, LLC
18554553 RELATIONAL-BASED ONLINE COMMERCE SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA BUDDYING UP PTY LTD
18465329 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY INTERACTING WITH PERFORMERS AND INFLUENCING LIVE EVENTS Final Rejection Paul M. HERRING
18449150 UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO GENERATE CUSTOMIZED OUTPUT Final Rejection Golden State Asset Management, LLC

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