Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHAO, DON GORDON

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2124 2407 2493

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+29.1% vs TC avg
795
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
887
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 774 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.0%
§101 Eligibility
4.5%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18586964 Systems and Methods for Use in Assessments in Connection with Cyber Attacks Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18915881 DIGITAL KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR HOME-TO-HOME SERVICE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18937664 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19137739 METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING PLAIN TEXT Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
18781562 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING AND SHARING TRANSACTIONAL DATA USING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nasdaq Technology AB
18306449 WARM STARTING AN ONLINE BANDIT LEARNER MODEL UTILIZING RELEVANT OFFLINE MODELS Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18817601 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED ENDPOINT IDENTITY VALIDATION IN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA Worldpay, LLC
18791554 Method and Apparatus for Automatically Switching Between Virtual Private Networks Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18244156 Methods and Apparatus for Optimizing UE Re-Authentication during Mobility across different Non-3GPP Access Points under a NSWOF Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18880965 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING A NETWORKED, COMPUTER-ASSISTED, THREAT HUNTING PLATFORM TO ENHANCE NETWORK SECURITY Final Rejection BlueVoyant LLC
18944252 APPARATUS FOR SECURE NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA CA, Inc.
18919843 Identifying Contextual Relationships in a Cloud Network to Manage a Segmentation Policy Non-Final OA Illumio, Inc.
18912102 Computer Security and Methods of Use Thereof Non-Final OA Quantum Information Security, LLC
18737246 CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING SITE OPTIMIZER Non-Final OA Chain Reaction, Ltd.
18482744 HYBRID TECHNIQUES OF DYNAMIC DISCOVERY, THREAT DETECTION, ASSESSMENT, RESPONSE, AND MONITORING OF xIoT DEVICES ON A NETWORK Non-Final OA Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.

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