Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: COLAN, GIOVANNA B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2154 2155 2162 2165 2615 3626

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Giovanna B Colan serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2154. She has 313 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 72.5 percent. This rate indicates the probability of allowance for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1255, which is the duration for the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 29.1 percent. This lift suggests that interviews are an effective way to further increase the 72.5 percent allowance rate. In Tech Center 3600, the 29.1 percent lift can be a factor in reaching a successful conclusion.

The 313 resolved cases provide a statistical foundation. The 72.5 percent allowance rate and the 1255 days median to allowance are benchmarks for Art Unit 2154. Practitioners should leverage the 29.1 percent interview lift to improve their chances of securing a patent. The combination of these metrics defines the current prosecution landscape for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+20.5% vs TC avg
324
Total Applications
+29.1%
Interview Lift
1255
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 313 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
31.4%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19247219 GENERATING INSIGHTS FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Citibank, N.A.
18773876 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18761927 BI-DIRECTIONAL SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS DATA SOURCES IN DISTRIBUTED CONTENT CREATION ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18926657 GENERATING A METADATA CACHE FOR A BACKUP Final Rejection Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

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