Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Johnathan R Germick, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GERMICK, JOHNATHAN R

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2122 2126 2148 4100

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

GERMICK, JOHNATHAN R has resolved 105 cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2122. The allowance rate is 45.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1669 days. The interview lift is 31.3%, indicating that interviews may be a meaningful part of prosecution planning where applicants need to clarify claim scope or technical distinctions.

The recorded companies are Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, NVIDIA Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Barclay Damon, LLP, BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH, PLLC, and DORITY & MANNING, P.A. Counsel should account for the recorded pendency when setting client expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

45.7%
Allow Rate
-14.3% vs TC avg
136
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1669
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 105 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16979091 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INFORMATION FOR INTERACTION WITH A USER Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18187577 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18459237 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE JOINT OPTIMIZATION OF A NEURAL NETWORK AND DEDICATED HARDWARE FOR THE NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18710814 Knowledge Distillation Via Learning to Predict Principal Components Coefficients Non-Final OA Google LLC
17960710 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18182660 Fatigue Crack Growth Prediction Final Rejection General Electric Company
17143498 MEMORY SYSTEM TO TRAIN NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17997590 GRAPH CONVOLUTIONAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WITH HETEROGENEOUS AGENT GROUPS Non-Final OA Siemens Corporation
18476166 MODELING EXPERTISE BASED ON UNSTRUCTURED EVIDENCE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18142898 Generative Future Predictions based on Complex Events Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17077759 SYMBOLIC VALIDATION OF NEUROMORPHIC HARDWARE Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17313772 Model Processing Method, Apparatus, Storage Medium, and Processor Non-Final OA Alibaba Group Holding Limited
16254563 TECHNIQUES FOR REMOVING MASKS FROM PRUNED NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection NVIDIA CORPORATION
16153430 REFINING LABELING OF TIME-ASSOCIATED DATA Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Johnathan R Germick's allowance rate?

45.7% of resolved applications examined by Johnathan R Germick were allowed (105 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Johnathan R Germick?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Johnathan R Germick take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Johnathan R Germick took 1,669 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Johnathan R Germick work in?

Johnathan R Germick examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 4100.

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