Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

John Philip Go, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GO, JOHN PHILIP

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3681 3686

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3681. The profile includes 313 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 33.9% and a median of 1357 days to allowance. The interview lift is 43.3%, indicating a substantial positive association that is important in a docket with a low overall allowance rate.

The listed companies are NEC Corporation, Progentec Diagnostics Inc., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Astute IP Law Group, BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C., and Dickinson Wright PLLC - Washington DC. Practitioners may find value in pairing detailed written positions with early, purposeful interviews to address the barriers reflected in the allowance baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

33.9%
Allow Rate
-18.1% vs TC avg
357
Total Applications
+43.3%
Interview Lift
1357
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 313 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18882658 INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19134364 VACCINATION CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION SYSTEM, VACCINATION CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19207534 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17809260 AUTOMATED UTILIZATION DRIVEN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
19141113 SELECTIVELY REPURPOSING CONSUMER DEVICE DATA Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19133417 INTERVIEW-RECORD-ENTERING SUPPORT APPARATUS, INTERVIEW-RECORD-ENTERING SUPPORT METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT,Inc.
19125969 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection RIKEN
18922837 ADVERSARIAL IMITATION LEARNING ENGINE FOR KPI OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18488576 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF CLINICAL TRIAL DATA FROM AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD Final Rejection Abiomed, Inc.
18506546 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED TRIAGING OF ELECTRONIC ORDERED LISTS Final Rejection Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
19221306 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT STATUS PREDICTION Final Rejection Iodine Software, LLC
18910293 CAREGIVING ROBOT AND CAREGIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME Final Rejection Delta Electronics Int’l (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John Philip Go's allowance rate?

33.9% of resolved applications examined by John Philip Go were allowed (313 resolved cases), compared with 26.4% across Art Unit 3681 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John Philip Go?

This examiner's interview lift is +43.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John Philip Go take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John Philip Go took 1,357 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John Philip Go work in?

John Philip Go examines applications in Art Unit 3681 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month