Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SERRAO, RANODHI N

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2141 2441 2444 2447

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ranodhi N. Serrao examines patent applications in Art Unit 2141 within Tech Center 2400. The examiner has a history of 556 resolved cases, which provides a basis for analyzing prosecution trends. The allowance rate of 87.2 percent shows the percentage of these cases that have reached a grant. This metric indicates the frequency with which the examiner finds patentable subject matter in the applications reviewed. Practitioners can use this rate to assess the probability of a successful outcome when assigned to this examiner.

The data shows an interview lift of 15.4 percent, which represents the increase in the allowance rate for cases that include an interview. This lift indicates that direct communication with the examiner provides a benefit to the prosecution process. The median days to allowance is 1258, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of successful prosecution. This timeframe helps in planning the overall intellectual property strategy and managing expectations for the length of the process. The volume of 556 cases ensures that these statistics are based on a broad range of examiner interactions.

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

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+29.2% vs TC avg
575
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 556 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
31.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18928986 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18951365 Prioritized Provision and Retrieval of Offline Map Data Final Rejection Google LLC
18905104 NETWORK DATA ANALYTICS FUNCTION SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18953552 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REROUTING AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD-BASED RESOURCE TRANSMISSION REQUEST Final Rejection JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18843032 CONFIGURING VERTICAL APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES VIA ROUTE DESCRIPTORS Final Rejection LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LIMITED
18843211 INTENT-BASED SERVICE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17282879 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYTICS FUNCTION DISCOVERY Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18443867 Logical Channel Prioritization for Reporting Delay Information Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19034245 MULTI-LAYER CONFIGURATION FOR COMPUTATION ENGINE INTEGRATION IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ADP, Inc.
18890598 TRANSMISSION DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18894144 MINIMIZING NETWORK DISRUPTION VIA GRACEFUL UPGRADE OF ROUTING CONTROLLERS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
19087455 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH CONFERENCE CONTROL AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S
19190678 COMMUNICATION ISSUE CAUSATION IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18221634 TECHNIQUES FOR INDICATING A DEGRADED STATE OF AN AUTHORITATIVE NAME SERVER Final Rejection VeriSign, Inc.

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