Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WILLOUGHBY, ALICIA M

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

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alicia M. Willoughby has 497 resolved cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2153. Her allowance rate is 53.9 percent. This data point suggests an approach to examination where 53.9 percent of cases result in a grant. The 497 resolved cases ensure that these metrics are a reflection of her examination history.

The interview lift is 25.8 percent, which provides an increase in the likelihood of allowance over the 53.9 percent base rate. This suggests that interviews are a tool for clarifying claim scope and addressing examiner concerns. The median days to allowance is 1406. Practitioners should factor this 1406 day timeline into their strategy, noting that an interview can improve the odds of a favorable outcome. The data indicates that while the allowance rate is 53.9 percent, proactive communication through interviews is an effective tactic for applicants in her docket. The cases provide a substantial basis for these observations.

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
524
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1406
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 497 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17870887 METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL TABLE WITH GUARANTEE ON REPLICA DATA FRESHNESS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18835701 UNSUPERVISED TRAINING METHOD FOR DETECTING REPEATING PATTERNS Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18858806 RETRIEVAL TOKEN GENERATION FROM QUERIES USING LANGUAGE MODEL Non-Final OA Google LLC
19001084 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED INCIDENTS MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18820794 GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM FOR LARGE-SCALE ITEM RANKING Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18860784 DATA QUERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18811521 HYBRID STORAGE OF REGISTER INFORMATION FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18669193 RESOURCE-AWARE MODEL-DRIVEN LATENCY PREDICTION FOR MODEL SERVING Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18747267 METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DEBIASING DATA Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
19241273 METHOD FOR PREDICTING A FEEDSTUFF AND/OR FEEDSTUFF RAW MATERIAL Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18988443 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL BACKUP REVERSION DATA LOSS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18962896 GENETIC RECIPROCAL RANK FUSION: A METHOD FOR COMBINING GENETIC ALGORITHM AND RANK FUSION FOR RERANKING IN RAG APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18784799 LEVERAGING PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DATASET BUILDING Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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