Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3625 3683 3684 3688

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.7%
Allow Rate
At TC average
585
Total Applications
+45.9%
Interview Lift
1365
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 563 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
29.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18653570 Systems and Methods for Producing Articles of Footwear Having Customized Stability Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18949025 Information Providing System, Oscillator Providing System, And Processing Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18237570 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR USER SPECIFIC DATA DISTRIBUTION OF CROWD-SOURCED DATA Final Rejection PayPal, Inc.
18925681 SEARCH DEVICE, SEARCH METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Rakuten Group, Inc.
17846509 FAST 3D MODEL FITTING AND ANTHROPOMETRICS USING SYNTHETIC DATA Final Rejection eBay Inc.
18615769 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ITEM SUBSTITUTIONS Non-Final OA The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
18391903 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DYNAMIC PHARMACY INFORMATION ON A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Final Rejection WALGREEN CO.
18358778 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER PERSONALIZATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA NBTV Channels, LLC
17936548 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER PERSONALIZATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection NBTV CHANNELS, LLC
18298832 RULES ENGINE, SUCH AS FOR PURCHASE REQUEST MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Team Labs, Inc.
18110663 Method and Program for Supporting Provision of EC to Overseas and Device Using Same Final Rejection zig-zag, Inc.
18054818 METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING FRAUD Final Rejection Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

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