Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3624 3625 3683

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
176
Total Applications
+40.9%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
69.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18457757 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PRICE COMPARISONS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18723388 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A DATABASE FOR CONTROLLING A WORKFLOW OF A PRODUCTION PROCESS Final Rejection BASF SE
18243714 RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATING EXTENDED REALITY TO GENERATE PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
18023271 TIMETABLE CHANGE SUPPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND TIMETABLE CHANGE SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18077264 AGENDA GENERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17930444 FLEET SIZE AND DISPATCH SCHEME OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18447745 RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, OPERATION PROGRAM OF RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18673758 ACTIVITY NOTIFICATIONS OF USERS HAVING CUSTOMIZED CALENDARS WITH SHORTENED ATTENDANCE PERIODS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17934689 REDUCED USER AVAILABILITY Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18341236 TARGETED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IMPACT ALERTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18318389 SCHEDUALIZATION OF ACTIVITIES THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY BASED ON PREDICTED EVENTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18332959 CUSTOMIZABLE AND GRANULAR ANALYTICS TOOL FOR SHARED CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON CUSTOM LINKS Final Rejection Dropbox, Inc
18509192 POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM AND STORE SERVER Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18375160 SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATING AND MANAGING TASK ITEMS Final Rejection Atlassian Pty Ltd.
18732081 CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT BUNDLES Non-Final OA STRIPE, INC.
18417173 GENERATING A PREBUILT WORKFLOW BASED ON A PROMPT Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18401338 INCREASING MEETING PRODUCTIVITY UTILIZING ROLE-BASED EVENT GENERATION Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
17930875 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND A NON-CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Final Rejection CDK GLOBAL, LLC
17344191 ANALYZING LEARNING CONTENT VIA AGENT PERFORMANCE METRICS Non-Final OA Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.
17574304 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A PERSONALITY PROFILE BASED ON USER DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES Final Rejection ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
18755323 INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE PLANNING AND TRACKING Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18644737 DIGITAL FORECASTER Non-Final OA NBCUniversal Media, LLC
17150947 FOOD SAFETY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT MODELS Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18757471 PREDICTING EMPLOYEE WELLNESS USING PASSIVELY COLLECTED DATA Non-Final OA Holmetrics Inc.
18410764 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ADAPTIVE PERSONALIZATION AND COACHING Final Rejection Mitel Networks Corporation
18498923 SELLER INTELLIGENCE TOOL TO ASSESS CURRENT SALES AGENT POTENTIAL AND PROVIDE REVENUE POTENTIAL INSIGHTS Final Rejection MINDTICKLE, INC.
18373213 Automated Property Access Control And Coordination Using Multiple Computing Devices In Multiple Locations Final Rejection MFTB Holdco, Inc.
18231612 INTENTION ECONOMY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Blue Morpho AI LLC
17930484 AUTOMATED ESG MAPPING Final Rejection Avetta, LLC

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