Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: STEVENSON, CHRISTINA C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3698

This examiner grants 3% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

3.2%
Allow Rate
-48.8% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
-3.9%
Interview Lift
1114
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
63.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17506914 PAYMENT TERMINAL AND PAYMENT MEANS PERFORMING PAYMENT BASED ON PAYMENT TOKEN AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18925313 DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19471931 VERIFICATION USING BLOCKCHAIN SMART CONTRACT Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18887925 SECURING ACCESS DATA USE WITH DEVICE DATA Final Rejection Visa International Service Association
18990032 GAMING LICENSE PRIORITIZATION BASED ON CLIENT DEVICE Non-Final OA IGT
17699306 DIGITAL WALLET TRACING ENGINE Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
17571831 AUTHENTICATION CARD DEGRADATION SECURITY Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18586985 BLOCKCHAIN-BASED METHOD FOR SAVING RESEARCH DATA Non-Final OA National Taiwan Normal University
19013504 AUTO INSTALLMENTS VIA SMART CONTRACTS ON BLOCKCHAIN Final Rejection NCR Atleos Corporation
17722627 MANAGING SOFTWARE SERVICE LIFETIMES USING VOTING VIA DIGITAL LEDGERS Non-Final OA RED HAT, INC.
18378304 Decentralized Exchange with Price Oracle Apparatuses, Processes and Systems Final Rejection FMR LLC
18846261 QUANTUM-RESISTANT SECURITY PROVISIONS FOR OFFLINE DIGITAL PAYMENTS Final Rejection CRUNCHFISH DIGITAL CASH AB

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