Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WERNER, MARSHALL L

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2125 2152

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Marshall L. Werner has resolved 218 cases in Art Unit 2122, with an allowance rate of 66.1 percent. The median days to allowance is 1387, indicating a long prosecution timeline in Tech Center 2100. This suggests that applicants should be prepared for multiple rounds of examination and a process that takes 1387 days. The 66.1 percent allowance rate shows a moderate level of receptivity to patent applications.

The interview lift of 40.7 percent is very high. It shows that interviews are an exceptionally effective tool for boosting the 66.1 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should prioritize examiner interviews to overcome rejections and move more efficiently toward a grant. The 40.7 percent lift is a highly significant metric in this profile, suggesting that direct dialogue can resolve many of the issues that contribute to the 1387-day pendency. By leveraging the interview process, applicants can significantly improve their chances of success and potentially shorten the prosecution cycle. The data from 218 cases reflects an examiner who is very open to the collaborative nature of interviews, making them a cornerstone of any successful strategy in Art Unit 2122.

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

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
271
Total Applications
+40.7%
Interview Lift
1387
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 218 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.6%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18144100 DATA MANAGEMENT, REDUCTION AND SAMPLING SCHEMES FOR STORAGE DEVICE FAILURE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17900522 Method for Optimizing Neural Networks Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18481164 LEARNING LATENT-SPACE BARRIER FUNCTIONS FROM SAFE DEMONSTRATIONS Final Rejection TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17966568 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE MODEL TRAINING USING UNSUPERVISED DOMAIN ADAPTATION WITH MULTI-SOURCE META-DISTILLATION Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17088398 DEVICE AND METHODS FOR A QUANTUM CIRCUIT SIMULATOR Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18297850 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, PROCESSING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18500014 PRE-PROCESSING FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORK COMPILATION USING GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18765042 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC DATA OPERATIONS MODELLING Non-Final OA ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
18664202 SHARED LEARNING ACROSS SEPARATE ENTITIES WITH PRIVATE DATA FEATURES Non-Final OA Stripe, LLC
18044661 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18435374 Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Training Distributed Machine Learning Models Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18701935 CALCULATION DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD, AND CALCULATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18628705 PREDICTING IMPLICIT DEVICE PARAMETERS FOR QUANTUM DEVICES USING TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18463240 REINFORCED LEARNING FOR QUANTUM DESIGN Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18236047 FREQUENCY CONTROL AND TUNING OF MODULAR DEVICES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18231657 CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION PROCESS OPTIMIZATION USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17977880 ATTRIBUTE-BASED CALIBRATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17452287 AUTOMATED TIME SERIES FORECASTING PIPELINE RANKING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18746532 DATA GENERATION Non-Final OA BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18228569 Conditional Loss Function for Training a Multitask Machine Learning Model Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
17226908 EXECUTION OF APPLICATIONS WITH NEXT BEST MODELS APPLIED TO DATA Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18176106 HORIZONTAL FEDERATED REGRESSION RANDOM FOREST WITH SECURE AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18060089 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DEPLOYMENT OF RELATED INFERENCE MODELS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
16409736 AI-Based Context Evaluation Engine Apparatuses, Methods and Systems Final Rejection FMR LLC
18023623 GENERATING A KNOWLEDGE BASE FROM MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE IN TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS Final Rejection Indian Institute of Science

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