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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Janice Marie Girouard, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2138 2196

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE works in Technology Center 2100 and Art Unit 2138. The profile contains 188 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 73.9% and a median of 990 days to allowance. The interview lift is 12.7%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The principal companies are Micron Technology Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are Artegis Law Group, LLP, DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP, and Dority & Manning, P.A. and Groq, Inc. Practitioners can use the allowance rate as a favorable starting point while planning around the stated median timeline. Interviews may supplement careful written analysis of semiconductor and device claims. The company and firm affiliations offer relevant context for drafting distinctions involving circuitry, memory, and computing functionality.

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

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+18.9% vs TC avg
214
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 188 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19305853 STORAGE DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PRE ERASE OPERATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18074360 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION USING STORAGE DEVICE WITH NETWORK INTERFACE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18935952 DYNAMIC ADDRESS-BASED DATA RELIABILITY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19286422 Method and Apparatus for Accessing Memory Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19002413 MANAGING REGIONS OF A MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19244187 WRITE BURST GATHERING ACROSS MULTIPLE STREAMS Non-Final OA Arm Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Janice Marie Girouard's allowance rate?

73.9% of resolved applications examined by Janice Marie Girouard were allowed (188 resolved cases), compared with 81.9% across Art Unit 2138 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Janice Marie Girouard?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Janice Marie Girouard take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Janice Marie Girouard took 990 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Janice Marie Girouard work in?

Janice Marie Girouard examines applications in Art Unit 2138 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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