Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

David Peter Zarka, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZARKA, DAVID PETER

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2449 2472 2618 2624 2669 4100

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.5%
Allow Rate
+22.5% vs TC avg
617
Total Applications
+13.6%
Interview Lift
1133
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 593 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18506605 Distributed Control System for Industrial Processes, A Method Therein, Computer Program and Computer Program Product Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18217484 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROCODE UPDATE STAGING AND ENUMERATION Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18852409 NETWORK INITIATED PRIMARY AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
19081658 WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNIT (WTRU) TO WTRU RELAY MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) ACCESS CONFLICT SUPPORT Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18707246 DIRECT C2 COMMUNICATIONS SETUP, MODIFICATION, AND REVOCATION Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19262653 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18786259 PROXY ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL SUPPORT IN MULTI-LINK DEVICES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18970381 PROACTIVE NETWORK LOAD MANAGEMENT Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18788360 AI-BASED SYSTEM FOR ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES OF OPERATIONAL ANOMALIES IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
19206288 GENERATING AND UTILIZING PROVISIONING TEMPLATES TO PROVISION VOICE, VIDEO, AND DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICES Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18915524 DYNAMIC NETWORK OF SUPERCOMPUTING RESOURCES WITH UNIFIED MANAGEMENT INTERFACE Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
19140021 AUTHENTICATED MODIFICATION OF BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DATA Non-Final OA Jon Isaac Loevy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Peter Zarka's allowance rate?

82.5% of resolved applications examined by David Peter Zarka were allowed (593 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 2449 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Peter Zarka?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Peter Zarka take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Peter Zarka took 1,133 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Peter Zarka work in?

David Peter Zarka examines applications in Art Unit 2449 in Tech Center 4100.

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