Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ZEENDER, FLORIAN M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3627 3685 3689

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

Florian M. Zeender is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. With 74 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 21.6 percent. This rate suggests the prosecution environment for applicants. The 74 cases provide a statistical trend for this art unit and the 21.6 percent allowance rate.

The median days to allowance is 1502, indicating the process for those applications that do reach a grant. The interview lift is 18.4 percent, which shows that engaging with the examiner can improve the chances of success. Given the allowance rate, the 18.4 percent lift represents an increase in probability relative to the 21.6 percent allowance rate. Practitioners should prepare for a 1502-day median timeline when managing the cases reflected in this profile and consider the 18.4 percent lift as a tactical tool.

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

Performance Statistics

21.6%
Allow Rate
-30.4% vs TC avg
79
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
1502
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 74 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.5%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18835113 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONE PENETRATION TESTING OF GROUNDS Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
17973099 Systems and Methods for Generating a Home Score for a User Using a Home Score Component Model Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

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