Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Edward Tracy Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TRACY JR., EDWARD

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2656

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

TRACY JR., EDWARD is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2656. The profile covers 119 resolved cases, with a 76.5% allowance rate and a 38.4% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1085 days. The interview measure is notably meaningful within this record, so practitioners may wish to integrate interview preparation into amendment and response planning.

The principal companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Socratic Metric LLC, and Ricoh Company, Ltd. The listed firms are ARC PATENTS, Bachmann Law Group PC, and BakerHostetler. Because the resolved-case record is more limited than many large examination datasets, the figures are best used as a focused profile for matters involving these recurring participants.

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

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+14.5% vs TC avg
152
Total Applications
+38.4%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.7%
§101 Eligibility
3.5%
§102 Novelty
75.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19057402 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18414144 Standardization Of Text Data In Content Items Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
19041836 TEXT DETECTION Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18336631 COMPREHENSIVE SEARCHES BASED ON TEXT SUMMARIES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18958401 PROMPT TUNING METHOD, PROMPT TUNING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17934898 Presenting Attention States Associated with Voice Commands for Assistant Systems Non-Final OA Meta Platforms, Inc.
18216810 AUTOMATED CONTENT CREATION AND CONTENT SERVICES FOR COLLABORATION PLATFORMS Final Rejection Atlassian US, Inc.
18391100 IDENTIFYING SPEAKER NAMES IN TRANSCRIPTS UTILIZING LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Edward Tracy Jr.'s allowance rate?

76.5% of resolved applications examined by Edward Tracy Jr. were allowed (119 resolved cases), compared with 60.4% across Art Unit 2656 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Edward Tracy Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +38.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Edward Tracy Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Edward Tracy Jr. took 1,085 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Edward Tracy Jr. work in?

Edward Tracy Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 2656 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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