Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: POUDEL, SAMIKSHYA NMN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2436

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Samikshya NMN Poudel is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2436, with 27 resolved cases. She has an allowance rate of 51.9 percent, which is a moderate rate. The median time to allowance is 1072 days, which is a standard duration for patent prosecution. This timeline indicates that successful applications typically reach a resolution after several rounds of review.

The interview lift for this examiner is exceptionally high at 77.8 percent. This suggests that an interview is an extremely effective tool for securing a grant, as it dramatically increases the 51.9 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should use the 1072-day median pendency as a guide for their strategy. With 27 resolved cases, the examiner's data shows a very strong benefit to direct communication. An interview is likely the most important step for success in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

51.9%
Allow Rate
-6.1% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+77.8%
Interview Lift
1072
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18840770 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18558361 EXTRACTING DEVICE, EXTRACTING METHOD, AND EXTRACTING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18320105 SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT ENGINE IN A SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19099147 Method And Systems For Covert Path Discovering Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18821822 Systems and Methods for Scalable Management and Distribution of Digital Assets Final Rejection Intertrust Technologies Corporation
17945531 SECURE TRANSMISSION OF CONTENT UPDATES VIA SUPERDENSE CODING Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18703346 DETECTING INSIDER USER BEHAVIOR THREATS BY COMPARING A USER’S BEHAVIOR TO THE USER’S PRIOR BEHAVIOR Final Rejection Proofpoint, Inc.
19205683 Automated Mapping of Raw Data into a Data Fabric Non-Final OA Avalor Technologies, Ltd.
19170332 Exposure and Attack Surface Management Using a Data Fabric Non-Final OA Avalor Technologies, Ltd.
18471923 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING VULNERABILITY Final Rejection Radware Ltd.

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