Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: UTAMA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3784

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert J. Utama is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3715. He has managed 830 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate pct of 60.2%. This 60.2% rate provides a baseline for applicants in this tech center. The median days to allowance for his cases is 1343, which indicates a relatively long prosecution cycle. Practitioners should account for this 1343 days duration when planning their strategy in Art Unit 3715.

The interview lift pct for this examiner is 29.4%. This 29.4% figure shows that conducting an interview provides a significant benefit, increasing the probability of success beyond the 60.2% base rate. With 830 resolved cases, the data offers a reliable foundation for predicting outcomes. The 29.4% lift suggests that direct communication is a highly effective tool for addressing examiner concerns. Applicants can use the 60.2% allowance rate and the 1343 days median pendency to manage their expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

60.2%
Allow Rate
-9.8% vs TC avg
876
Total Applications
+29.4%
Interview Lift
1343
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 830 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18451798 ADAPTIVE WORKOUT PLAN CREATION AND PERSONALIZED FITNESS COACHING BASED ON BIOSIGNALS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18902411 Method and System for Using Artificial Intelligence to Determine a User's Progress During Interval Training Final Rejection ROM Technologies Inc.
18140847 FEEDBACK FROM A WELDING TORCH OF A WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18852782 DRIVING ABILITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND DRIVING ABILITY DETERMINATION METHOD Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18773516 INTERACTION PROCESSING Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18510861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANIMAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND/OR WELLNESS RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18854760 USER BEHAVIOR PROPOSAL DEVICE AND ESTIMATION MODEL GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18534825 Video and Audio with Sign Language Animation Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18253262 CONTENT OUTPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING YOUZHUJU NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19006312 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE REAL TIME TRAINING FOR UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR AWARENESS Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18836788 METHOD FOR DETERMINING DAMAGE RANGE OF SKILL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Final Rejection NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.

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