Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: UBALE, GAUTAM

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3621 3682 3689 4100 4167

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gautam Ubale operates in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3621, having resolved 259 cases. The allowance rate is 54.1%, and the median days to allowance is 1366. The interview lift is 49.3%, which is a high figure that increases the baseline allowance rate.

This 49.3% lift indicates that interviews are effective for this examiner. Practitioners should make an interview a standard part of their prosecution strategy to overcome the 54.1% allowance rate. The 1366-day median suggests a lengthy process, but the 49.3% lift offers a path to improving outcomes. With 259 resolved cases, these statistics are based on a significant amount of data. Strategy in Art Unit 3621 should focus on leveraging the 49.3% lift as early as possible. The 1366-day duration requires careful management of client expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

54.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
286
Total Applications
+49.3%
Interview Lift
1366
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 259 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

40.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
34.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18817719 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION IN A VIRTUAL TRY-ON SESSION Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18840584 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE PAYMENT ON A PAYMENT TERMINAL Final Rejection VeriFone, Inc.
18796656 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT OBJECT INFORMATION Non-Final OA Hangzhou Alibaba International Internet Industry Co., Ltd.
18898867 SEARCH DEVICE, SEARCHING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Rakuten Group, Inc.
18943691 INTEGRATING FEATURED PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS IN APPLICATIONS WITH MACHINE-LEARNED LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS (LLMS) Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18397938 GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PERSONALIZATION ENGINE IN AN ITEM LISTING SYSTEM Final Rejection eBay Inc.
19075437 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE DEVICE MESSAGING-BASED COMMUNICATIONS USING CUSTOM-GENERATED DEEPLINKS AND BASED ON THE HYPER TEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP) Non-Final OA Attentive Mobile Inc.

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