Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RACIC, MILENA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3627

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Milena Racic works in Art Unit 3627 and Tech Center 3600. The examiner has resolved 355 cases. The allowance rate is 47.9%. This 47.9% rate indicates the proportion of applications that successfully reach a grant. Practitioners can use this figure to assess the likelihood of an allowance during the initial stages of prosecution.

The interview lift is 44.9%. This 44.9% lift is nearly as large as the 47.9% allowance rate, suggesting that interviews are an impactful strategy for this examiner. Engaging in an interview appears to change the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 1453. This 1453 day period provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant. Understanding these 1453 days helps in managing the timeline for patent protection in Art Unit 3627.

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

Performance Statistics

47.9%
Allow Rate
-4.1% vs TC avg
387
Total Applications
+44.9%
Interview Lift
1453
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 355 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18679887 SMART MOBILE WALLET TRACKER FOR MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19270642 REGISTRATION CHECKING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18829118 Adaptive Inventory Tracking Systems and Methods Final Rejection ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18902550 SOCIAL NETWORK FOR MERCHANTS Final Rejection Block, Inc.
18327811 AUTOMATIC INVOICE NOTIFICATION Final Rejection Block, Inc.
18413642 MACHINE LEARNING FOR SELECTING FRONT-END DEVICES Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18156313 OPEN MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18936630 GAP CHECKS Final Rejection SAP SE
18623205 Leveraging Spatial Computing for Secure Point-of-Sale Device Interaction Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18908198 OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HOUSEHOLD INVENTORY OF CONSUMABLES Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18170745 System and method for electronically checking planogram conformance of an item Non-Final OA 7-Eleven, Inc.
18113137 DATA FERRET Final Rejection Steady Platform LLC

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