Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3624 3625 3683

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

27.6%
Allow Rate
-24.4% vs TC avg
178
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 134 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

43.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18457757 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PRICE COMPARISONS Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
17868693 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A TRIP PLAN WITH TRIP RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18447745 RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, OPERATION PROGRAM OF RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18723388 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A DATABASE FOR CONTROLLING A WORKFLOW OF A PRODUCTION PROCESS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18137671 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION AND RECORD AUGMENTATION Final Rejection JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
17934689 REDUCED USER AVAILABILITY Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18640147 SMART FEEDBACK SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAP SE
18401338 INCREASING MEETING PRODUCTIVITY UTILIZING ROLE-BASED EVENT GENERATION Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18592044 TECHNIQUES TO PERSONALIZE CONTENT USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
17930444 FLEET SIZE AND DISPATCH SCHEME OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18622010 GENERATION OF CAUSAL TEMPORAL GRAPHS FROM ANALYSIS REPORTS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18633438 AI-DRIVEN ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18341236 TARGETED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IMPACT ALERTS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18318389 SCHEDUALIZATION OF ACTIVITIES THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY BASED ON PREDICTED EVENTS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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