Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WHIPPLE, BRIAN P

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2152 2447 2448 2452 2453 2454 2456

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+28.3% vs TC avg
816
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
1082
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 809 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
63.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18907204 COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18853295 TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18906599 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL USING BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18639825 MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ENDPOINT ALLOCATION COMPLIANCE Final Rejection Twilio Inc.
18829225 Systems and Methods for Implementing Autonomous Discovery of and Peer-to-Peer Connections Between Blockchain Nodes Non-Final OA Collaborative Digital Innovations LLC

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