Examiner: WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2137 2431 2434 2437 2495

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffery L. Williams is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2137. The examiner has 507 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 68.8%. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1378, providing a timeline for practitioners to manage expectations.

The interview lift is 19.0%, indicating that interviews are associated with a significantly higher probability of allowance compared to the 68.8% baseline. This 19.0% lift suggests that oral advocacy is a particularly effective tool. Given the 68.8% allowance rate, the impact of an interview is notable. In Tech Center 2400, this examiner's specific focus in Art Unit 2137 involves technical subject matter that may contribute to these metrics. Practitioners should consider the 1378 median days to allowance alongside the 507 resolved cases and the 19.0% interview lift when prioritizing interviews.

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

Performance Statistics

68.8%

Allow Rate

+10.8% vs TC avg

534

Total Applications

+19.0%

Interview Lift

1376

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 507 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%

§101 Eligibility

22.4%

§102 Novelty

35.8%

§103 Obviousness

30.3%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18716449	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERMISSION MANAGEMENT	Final Rejection	nChain Licensing AG
18745350	COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATED COMPUTER SCRIPT ANALYSIS AND MALWARE DETECTION AND METHODS THEREOF	Final Rejection	Capital One Services, LLC
18977434	MULTI-ENTITY RESOURCE, SECURITY, AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT IN EDGE COMPUTING DEPLOYMENTS	Final Rejection	Intel Corporation
18925278	MALWARE ANALYSIS THROUGH VIRTUAL MACHINE FORKING	Final Rejection	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18702144	IT Security of an Automation System	Non-Final OA	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18582870	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ACCESS GENERATION	Non-Final OA	OneSky Flight LLC
18680379	CONSISTENT RULE-BASED POLICY ENFORCEMENT FOR ACCESS AUTHORIZATION	Non-Final OA	ServiceNow, Inc.
18177151	SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PREVENT CLONING ON SPDM-ENABLED DEVICES	Non-Final OA	Dell Products, L.P.
17868378	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING CYBER-SECURITY THREAT DETECTIONS	Non-Final OA	CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

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