Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nancy Bitar, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BITAR, NANCY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2661 2664 2669 2671

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

BITAR, NANCY has 977 resolved cases in technology center 2600 and art unit 2624. The allowance rate is 82.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1051 days.

Interview lift is 7.7%, showing a positive but limited association with allowance. The listed companies include Canon Inc., Inscape Data Inc., and NEC Corporation. The listed firms are Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC, DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, and INVENSTONE PATENT, LLC. The substantial case record supports using the profile for practical prosecution planning while keeping interviews in a supporting role.

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

Performance Statistics

82.7%
Allow Rate
+20.7% vs TC avg
1,005
Total Applications
+7.7%
Interview Lift
1051
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 977 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.9%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
67.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18990096 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OVERLAY METROLOGY MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18761426 OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
16443549 CELL IMAGE SYNTHESIS USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
19083030 SELF-LOCALIZATION ESTIMATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA J-QuAD DYNAMICS Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nancy Bitar's allowance rate?

82.7% of resolved applications examined by Nancy Bitar were allowed (977 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nancy Bitar?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nancy Bitar take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nancy Bitar took 1,051 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nancy Bitar work in?

Nancy Bitar examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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