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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alicia M Willoughby, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILLOUGHBY, ALICIA M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2153 2156 2161 2164 2167

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

WILLOUGHBY, ALICIA M examines in tech center 2100 and art unit 2153. The profile reports 499 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 53.9%. Median time to allowance is 1403 days, and the interview lift is 25.7%. The record shows an allowance outcome near half of resolved cases, a prolonged median timeline, and a meaningful interview association.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The firms are Astute IP Law Group, BakerHostetler, and Boisbrun Hofman, PLLC. Counsel can use the profile to anticipate extended prosecution and to assess whether interviews should be incorporated into response planning.

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

Performance Statistics

53.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
535
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1403
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 499 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843217 HYBRID AGENT FOR PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION USING PREDICTION AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18943160 HOST DEVICE, STORAGE DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18860784 DATA QUERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18835701 UNSUPERVISED TRAINING METHOD FOR DETECTING REPEATING PATTERNS Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18747267 METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DEBIASING DATA Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18680385 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TECHNOLOGY ANALYTICS ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
18811521 HYBRID STORAGE OF REGISTER INFORMATION FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18988443 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL BACKUP REVERSION DATA LOSS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18669193 RESOURCE-AWARE MODEL-DRIVEN LATENCY PREDICTION FOR MODEL SERVING Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
17553465 Peer Recovery From Remote Storage Final Rejection Elasticsearch B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alicia M Willoughby's allowance rate?

53.9% of resolved applications examined by Alicia M Willoughby were allowed (499 resolved cases), compared with 72.2% across Art Unit 2153 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alicia M Willoughby?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alicia M Willoughby take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alicia M Willoughby took 1,403 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alicia M Willoughby work in?

Alicia M Willoughby examines applications in Art Unit 2153 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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