Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2193

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+27.6% vs TC avg
370
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
838
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 351 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18651697 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT VISUALIZATION Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18418835 COMPOSING EFFICIENT AND ROBUST TESTS TO ASSESS ARTIFICIAL AGENTS Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18412145 GRAPH-BASED CODE REPRESENTATION FOR PROMPT GENERATION OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TASKS Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
18008238 Configuration Device, Update Server and Method for Updating Software of a Technical Installation Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18428499 OPERATIONAL VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENTS Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18626702 MODEL STACKING FOR SUPPORT TICKET CATEGORIZATION Non-Final OA SAP SE
18744557 UPGRADE METHOD BASED ON OVER-THE-AIR OTA TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18381246 SYSTEM FOR REDUCING WORK DUPLICATION IN PARALLEL AND CONCURRENT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

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