Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ZHAO, DON GORDON

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2124 2407 2431 2493

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+29.2% vs TC avg
802
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
808
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 783 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.9%
§102 Novelty
83.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§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
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
18785825 PASSIVE PHOTONIC PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONALITY FOR SECURING AN AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN CONTROL AREA NETWORK Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18915881 DIGITAL KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR HOME-TO-HOME SERVICE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
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.
19023100 ROBUST ENCODING OF MACHINE READABLE INFORMATION IN HOST OBJECTS AND BIOMETRICS, AND ASSOCIATED DECODING AND AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Digimarc Corporation
18880965 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING A NETWORKED, COMPUTER-ASSISTED, THREAT HUNTING PLATFORM TO ENHANCE NETWORK SECURITY Final Rejection BlueVoyant LLC
18555535 METHOD FOR TRACING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT BASED ON META-UNIVERSE Non-Final OA XIHUA UNIVERSITY
18944252 APPARATUS FOR SECURE NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA CA, Inc.
18912102 Computer Security and Methods of Use Thereof Non-Final OA Quantum Information Security, LLC
18779391 CENTRALIZED CONTROLLER MANAGEMENT AND ANOMALY DETECTION Non-Final OA Karamba Security 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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