Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Paul J Breene, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BREENE, PAUL J

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2129

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

BREENE, PAUL J works in Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2129, with 70 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 60.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1541 days. The interview lift is 18.3%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance in a docket with a long recorded timeline.

The listed companies are Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Capital One Services LLC, and Pure Storage Inc. The listed firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and JCIPRNET. The profile supports planning for sustained prosecution and considering interviews as a useful supplement to written responses.

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

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1541
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 70 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18598304 CHATBOTS FOR ONBOARDING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18431284 Storage Network Processing System with System Registry File Verification Non-Final OA Pure Storage, Inc.
16937425 Cross-Environment Event Correlation Using Domain-Space Exploration and Machine Learning Techniques Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paul J Breene's allowance rate?

60.0% of resolved applications examined by Paul J Breene were allowed (70 resolved cases), compared with 45.4% across Art Unit 2129 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paul J Breene?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Paul J Breene take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Paul J Breene took 1,541 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paul J Breene work in?

Paul J Breene examines applications in Art Unit 2129 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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