Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 28, 2026

Paul Schwarzenberg, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2407 3691 3692 3694 3695 3744 3763

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2407. The record includes 369 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 62.1%, an interview lift of 27.7%, and a median of 873 days to allowance. Interviews show a meaningful association with outcomes in a record with a moderate allowance level.

The principal companies are Capital One Services LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, ZION IP, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. Practitioners may use interviews to narrow issues while maintaining detailed written support for proposed amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

62.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
408
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 369 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
33.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18632682 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-ACCOUNT PROVISIONING Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19070398 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING AN OPTIMIZED DEBT SERVICE STRATEGY UTILIZING PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE CATEGORIES Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18329669 SIMULATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18540570 DIGITAL ASSET TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18081483 DATA ANALOG IDENTIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
19384606 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATION OF E-COMMERCE SECURITY BADGES Non-Final OA Worldpay, LLC
18379725 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19023638 Technologies for Real-Time Customer Position Determination Final Rejection The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18900486 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING COMMON USER INTERFACE ACCESS TO DATA FROM SEPARATE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Truist Bank
19294159 FINANCIAL SERVICE METHOD ON BASIS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN EV ECOSYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING METHOD Non-Final OA aiZEN Global Co., lnc.
18280804 CALCULATION METHOD FOR HEATING PLAN, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, DEVICE, DEFORMATION METHOD, PLATE DEFORMATION DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR DEFORMED PLATE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paul Schwarzenberg's allowance rate?

62.1% of resolved applications examined by Paul Schwarzenberg were allowed (369 resolved cases), compared with 89.9% across Art Unit 2407 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paul Schwarzenberg?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Paul Schwarzenberg take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Paul Schwarzenberg took 873 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paul Schwarzenberg work in?

Paul Schwarzenberg examines applications in Art Unit 2407 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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