Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Scott A Waldron, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WALDRON, SCOTT A

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2129 2152 2155 2156 2161 2199

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

WALDRON, SCOTT A is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2129, with 492 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 81.1%, and the median time to allowance is 1033 days. Interview lift is 29.1%, indicating a substantial positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

International Business Machines Corporation, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, and Monday Com Ltd. are the leading companies. Alleman Hall LLP, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and Sheridan Ross PC are the leading firms. The data supports active interview use when prosecution issues involve technical or claim-scope distinctions.

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

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
512
Total Applications
+29.1%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 492 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19290704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA MIGRATION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19071628 Improved Vector Search Using Adapted Embeddings Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
19271182 Remote Replication System, Method, and Apparatus Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18322271 ASSEMBLING OF ESSENTIALIZED DOCUMENTS BASED ON TASK SET ANALYSIS AND SUBJECT SKILL SCORING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18318073 WORKLOAD-BASED CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19311739 ENSURING AVAILABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF A DATABASE ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18395699 SUPPORT COMPONENTS AND USER INTERFACES FOR DEBUGGING TOOLS IN CLUSTER NETWORKS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Scott A Waldron's allowance rate?

81.1% of resolved applications examined by Scott A Waldron were allowed (492 resolved cases), compared with 45.4% across Art Unit 2129 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Scott A Waldron?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Scott A Waldron take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Scott A Waldron took 1,033 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Scott A Waldron work in?

Scott A Waldron examines applications in Art Unit 2129 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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