Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WATHEN, BRIAN W

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2151 2186 2194 2198

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+29.1% vs TC avg
490
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 478 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17919173 AUTOMATED REASONING FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT IN CLOUD PLATFORMS Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
17735884 LOW-DIMENSIONAL PROBABILISTIC DENSITY OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA MANIFOLD Final Rejection THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
17931546 AUTOMATIC ADAPTION OF BUSINESS PROCESS ONTOLOGY USING DIGITAL TWINS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17869813 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM OF SEARCHING FOR PARAMETER Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
18049390 Propagation of corner connection elements across a 3D model Non-Final OA Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation
17928420 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIMMING INTERSECTING BODIES IN A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
18049321 LINE DIAGRAM CONVERSION PLATFORM AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Non-Final OA Alectify Inc.

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