Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2437

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.5%
Allow Rate
+20.5% vs TC avg
828
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
1097
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 815 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.9%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18918910 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18991242 SECURITY PROTOCOL HANDSHAKE OFFLOADING Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18930825 TECHNIQUES FOR SECURELY PERFORMING OFFLINE AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection Visa International Service Association
18806934 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS CONTROL TO ONE OR MORE RESOURCES Final Rejection Palantir Technologies Inc.
18595475 Network device with datagram transport layer security Final Rejection Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.

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