Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STEINLE, ANDREW J

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2124 2199 2407 2497

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+29.5% vs TC avg
571
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
797
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 561 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19011612 TARGET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19056250 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-LINK SECURED RETRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18896057 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING ENCRYPTED DATA Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19012534 COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC USER PROFILE Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19234754 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19132051 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19057613 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18347764 HYPERVISOR-BASED MONITORING OF SAMPLES EXECUTING IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE VIA AMSI INTERCEPTION Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18157856 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18914179 Interactive Security Orchestration Final Rejection SAILPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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