Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, CLAYTON R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2157 2443 2447 2457

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
700
Total Applications
-5.1%
Interview Lift
957
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 687 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19101101 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED OPTIMIZATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18962005 PACKET RECEIVING METHOD, SENDING METHOD, AND FORWARDING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18913807 MICROSERVICE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18855530 METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICED-BASED AI/ML MODEL TRAINING, VERIFICATION, REGISTRATION, AND DEPLOYMENT IN RAN INTELLIGENT CONTROLLERS Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19181259 DETECTING MALICIOUS OBFUSCATION IN A SQL STATEMENT BASED ON AN EFFECT AND/OR PROCESSED VERSION THEREOF Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18988420 METHOD FOR MULTI-FACTOR USER AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19128473 Apparatus and Method for Receiving Rights-Protected Content Using a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19047544 PUBLISHER-SUBSCRIBER COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
19229644 TECHNIQUES FOR VALIDATING A VIRTUAL WORKLOAD SIGNATURE FROM A SOFTWARE REPOSITORY Non-Final OA Wiz, Inc.
19222713 Altering card device attributes in response to detecting a proximity intrusion Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18425293 COMPONENT VALIDATION IN SECURE ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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