Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2437

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
824
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
1100
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 806 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
73.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18918910 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18930825 TECHNIQUES FOR SECURELY PERFORMING OFFLINE AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18543508 THREAT-DETECTION TELEMETRY IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.
18396632 ROUTING DEVICE, MANAGEMENT CENTER DEVICE, USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18956281 MODEL TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18104277 DATA INTERMEDIARY REGISTRY SECURITY Final Rejection MX Technologies, Inc.
18595475 Network device with datagram transport layer security Non-Final OA Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18567386 PROTECTING A COMPUTER STRUCTURE Final Rejection 11active GmbH
18380851 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OR MORE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Drone Delivery Canada Corp.

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