Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jonathan Christopher Edouard, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as EDOUARD, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3683

This examiner grants 24% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jonathan Christopher Edouard is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. He has 59 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 23.7 percent. The median time to allowance is 1181 days. This 1181-day timeline informs the expected duration of the prosecution process for applications that reach a grant. The 23.7 percent baseline helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this docket.

The interview lift is 39.0 percent. This 39.0 percent increase suggests that oral advocacy is an effective tool for overcoming rejections. Practitioners can use this metric to justify the time and resources required for an interview. Top companies in this docket include NEC Corporation, Cilag GmbH International, and Abbott Laboratories. These companies are often represented by firms such as PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP, SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A., and TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. These firms manage cases through the 1181-day median pendency to reach the 23.7 percent allowance rate. The 59 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating examination trends in Art Unit 3626.

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

Performance Statistics

23.7%
Allow Rate
-28.3% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+39.0%
Interview Lift
1181
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

36.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
33.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19057023 TEST ASSIST APPARATUS, TEST ASSIST METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18452928 SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH INTERACTIVE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL GUIDANCE Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18443390 IMAGE REGISTRATIONS WITH AUTOMATIC SPINAL ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
17516740 DETERMINING INFECTION RISK LEVELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18649578 REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING AND CARE COORDINATION PLATFORM TO SUPPORT HYPERTENSION CARE OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
19469620 IMAGE ANALYTICS FOR CHARTING Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18897717 MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18002075 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING A SUBJECT FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jonathan Christopher Edouard's allowance rate?

23.7% of resolved applications examined by Jonathan Christopher Edouard were allowed (59 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jonathan Christopher Edouard?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jonathan Christopher Edouard take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jonathan Christopher Edouard took 1,181 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jonathan Christopher Edouard work in?

Jonathan Christopher Edouard examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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