Last updated: October 22, 2026

Patrick Nestor Edouard, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2622 2626 2644 2694

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Analysis

Patrick Nestor Edouard is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. He has 80 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 11.3 percent. The median time to allowance is 1771 days. This 1771-day timeline informs the expected duration of the prosecution process for applications that reach a grant. The 11.3 percent baseline helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this docket.

The interview lift is 1.4 percent. This 1.4 percent increase suggests that oral advocacy provides a statistical advantage for overcoming rejections. Practitioners can use this metric to justify the time and resources required for an interview. Aledia is the top company in this docket, represented by the firm WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. This practitioner manages cases through the 1771-day median pendency to reach the 11.3 percent allowance rate. The 80 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating examination trends in Art Unit 2617. This combination of metrics informs the prosecution strategy for this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

11.3%

Allow Rate

-50.7% vs TC avg

Total Applications

+1.4%

Interview Lift

1771

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 80 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%

§101 Eligibility

21.1%

§102 Novelty

61.4%

§103 Obviousness

11.6%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18719774	DISPLAY SCREEN COMPRISING DISPLAY PIXELS WITH LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES	Final Rejection	Aledia

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Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Aledia (1)

Law firms appearing most often

WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. (1)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Patrick Nestor Edouard's allowance rate?

11.3% of resolved applications examined by Patrick Nestor Edouard were allowed (80 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Patrick Nestor Edouard?

This examiner's interview lift is +1.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Patrick Nestor Edouard take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Patrick Nestor Edouard took 1,771 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Patrick Nestor Edouard work in?

Patrick Nestor Edouard examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).