Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TABA, MONICA TERESA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2872 2877 2878 3619

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Monica Teresa Taba is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2872. She has 218 resolved cases and a high allowance rate of 88.5%. This rate suggests a very favorable environment for patent grants. However, the interview lift is only 2.8%, which is quite low and indicates that interviews have a minimal impact on the final outcome.

The median days to allowance is 776, which is a relatively fast timeline for prosecution. The 88.5% allowance rate and 776-day median are very positive indicators for applicants. Practitioners in Art Unit 2872 should focus on the high baseline probability of success, as the 2.8% interview lift suggests that interviews may not be as critical in Tech Center 3600. These metrics, based on 218 resolved cases, offer a reliable guide for strategy and setting expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

88.7%
Allow Rate
+36.7% vs TC avg
238
Total Applications
+2.8%
Interview Lift
776
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 221 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19082766 IMAGE SENSOR WITH 3X3 ARRAY PIXELS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19025152 WAFER SENSOR AND WAFER ALIGNMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18852179 SEMICONDUCTOR RELAY AND SEMICONDUCTOR RELAY MODULE PROVIDED WITH SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19073319 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, MOVING BODY, AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19055303 DISPLAY LIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS AND LIGHT MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
19104270 LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18575188 PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18559038 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INCOHERENT SPATIAL FREQUENCY FILTERING Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18995012 OPTICAL MONITOR DEVICE AND OPTICAL INTENSITY MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18779928 PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Lutron Technology Company LLC
18062517 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A DISPLAY SCREEN AND A PROXIMITY SENSOR Final Rejection STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS
19079187 OPTICAL SENSOR, RECEIVER DEVICE, TRANSCEIVER DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
19045822 RAMAN HYPERSPECTROSCOPY OF SALIVA AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR SJOGREN'S SYNDROME DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York

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