Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ROTARU, OCTAVIAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3624

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Analysis

Octavian Rotaru examines applications in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3624. Across 427 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 27.6 percent. This figure indicates a rigorous examination process where a minority of applications reach issuance, making strategic planning essential for practitioners.

The most notable statistic for this profile is the interview lift of 37.3 percent. This lift is significantly higher than the 27.6 percent allowance rate, suggesting that applications are much more likely to be granted if the applicant engages in direct dialogue with the examiner. The 37.3 percent lift represents a pivotal opportunity for applicants to address examiner concerns that might otherwise lead to abandonment.

Prosecution with this examiner involves a median of 1496 days to allowance. This duration, paired with the low allowance rate, underscores the difficulty of obtaining a patent in Art Unit 3624. Given the 1496 day median, practitioners should prioritize interviews early to maximize the impact of the lift and potentially streamline the long path to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

27.6%
Allow Rate
-24.4% vs TC avg
457
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
1496
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 427 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
31.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18399831 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING VIRTUAL MACHINE INTROSPECTION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18695396 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18281357 OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18757828 EVENT RULE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND EVENT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
16827305 UTILIZING A REQUESTOR DEVICE FORECASTING MODEL WITH FORWARD AND BACKWARD LOOKING QUEUE FILTERS TO PRE-DISPATCH PROVIDER DEVICES Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
18440438 OPERATIONAL REASONING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18470638 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18754618 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLOUD INSTANCES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18812366 Management of Washroom Components Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18649156 TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPORTING MODEL REGISTRIES AND MODEL ENSEMBLE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18533958 FORECASTING COMMODITY CONSUMPTION FOR INDIVIDUAL SMART METERS Non-Final OA ITRON, INC.
18699986 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FORECASTING Final Rejection JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED
17566136 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPERATOR VARIATION ANALYSIS FOR STEADY STATE OPERATION OF CONTINUOUS OR BATCH WISE CONTINUOUS PROCESSES Final Rejection Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
18378476 GENERATING AND STORING AGGREGATED METRICS FOR DIFFERENT AGGREGATION GRANULARITIES FOR DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME FOR MONITORING OF NETWORK ELEMENTS OF A SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK Non-Final OA VMware LLC
18349497 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING CONFIGURATIONS FOR TENANT ONBOARDING Final Rejection NICE LTD.
17551902 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT ADHERENCE OR CONFORMANCE ANALYSIS COACHING Final Rejection NICE Ltd.
18376852 RATE LIMITING EVENTS IN A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA VMWARE, INC.

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