Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRACY JR., EDWARD

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2656

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Edward Tracy Jr. is an examiner in Tech Center 2600, Art Unit 2656. The examiner has 116 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 76.7 percent and an interview lift of 38.2 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1084.

The 38.2 percent interview lift is a significant figure when compared to the 76.7 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 1084 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 2656. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 116 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 76.7 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 38.2 percent lift and the Tech Center 2600 environment are factors for prosecution strategy. These data points help in setting expectations for clients.

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

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
141
Total Applications
+38.2%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.0%
§101 Eligibility
3.2%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19057402 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18180432 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATION Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18958401 PROMPT TUNING METHOD, PROMPT TUNING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
19042564 Automated Data Extraction Using Large Language Model Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
18336631 COMPREHENSIVE SEARCHES BASED ON TEXT SUMMARIES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18354956 CAUSALLY-AWARE ATTRIBUTE CONTROLLED STATEMENT GENERATION IN LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
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.
18877781 METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR AUDIO PROCESSING Non-Final OA DOUYIN VISION CO.,LTD.
19024275 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO BUILD DYNAMIC APPLICATION PROMPTS WITH SUMMARIZATION FROM INTERACTION DATA Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
17934898 Presenting Attention States Associated with Voice Commands for Assistant Systems Non-Final OA Meta Platforms, Inc.
18527211 HIERARCHICAL TEXT GENERATION USING LANGUAGE MODEL NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA DeepMind Technologies Limited

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