Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jonathon Cook, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as COOK, JONATHON

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2877 2886

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jonathon Cook examines cases in Art Unit 2812 of Tech Center 2800. He has 760 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 81.6%. The median days to allowance is 852. These figures suggest a high likelihood of success for applicants and a standard pendency for applications in this technology area.

The interview lift is 17.1%, suggesting that interviews are a helpful strategy for this examiner. This positive lift indicates that direct communication can effectively resolve outstanding issues and improve the probability of reaching an allowance. Practitioners should consider the interview as a valuable tool for advancing prosecution in Art Unit 2812.

Top companies include NEC Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Robert Bosch GmbH. Firms like Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, Alford Law Group, Inc., and ALSTON & BIRD LLP are active. These firms have experience managing the specific technical and procedural hurdles present in this examiner's docket and are familiar with his prosecution style.

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

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
805
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
852
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 760 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18966986 METHOD FOR MEASURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18551686 Apparatus, Device and Method for Irradiating an in Particular Biological Specimen with a Holographic Optical Component Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18750009 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING APPARATUS, AND ROUTE DETERMINATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18571402 OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING APPARATUS, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18863924 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM AND OPTICAL FIBER SENSING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19197529 METHOD FOR COMPENSATING THE ARTIFACTS GENERATED BY MOVING MEASUREMENT OBJECTS IN MEASUREMENT SIGNALS OF SWEPT-SOURCE OCT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18844764 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR LASER EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS, LASER EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER, LASER EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS METHOD, AND MOLTEN METAL PLATING EQUIPMENT Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18861173 MEASUREMENT OF FABRICATION PARAMETERS BASED ON MOIRÉ INTERFERENCE PATTERN COMPONENTS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
19199659 SURFACE ANALYSIS OF CABLE LAYER Non-Final OA NEXANS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jonathon Cook's allowance rate?

81.6% of resolved applications examined by Jonathon Cook were allowed (760 resolved cases), compared with 82.1% across Art Unit 2812 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jonathon Cook?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jonathon Cook take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jonathon Cook took 852 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jonathon Cook work in?

Jonathon Cook examines applications in Art Unit 2812 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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