Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: GOCO, JOHN PATRICK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2619

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Analysis

John Patrick Goco is an examiner in Tech Center 2600, Art Unit 2611. With only 3 resolved cases, the data for this examiner is limited. The current allowance rate is 33.3 percent, indicating the frequency of grants among the 3 resolved cases. Practitioners should note that with a small number of cases, individual outcomes have a large impact on these percentages.

The interview lift is 66.7 percent, which is a very high figure based on the current data set. This suggests that in the cases handled so far, an interview was associated with a much higher likelihood of allowance than the 33.3 percent baseline. Practitioners may find that direct communication is particularly impactful with this examiner in Art Unit 2611. The 66.7 percent lift is a key initial metric.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 757. This timeline shows how long it took for the successful application to reach a grant. While the data set is small, the allowance rate and the 757 day median provide an initial baseline for practitioners in Tech Center 2600. The 757 day duration is the current benchmark for successful outcomes.

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

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-28.7% vs TC avg
21
Total Applications
+66.7%
Interview Lift
757
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 3 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
6.7%
§102 Novelty
75.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19184896 TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING CONTOUR LINES FOR 3D MAPS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19019031 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18891181 BIAS EVALUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, MEDIUM, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18733227 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE TO CONTROL DISPLAY OF IMAGE, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19092340 Methods for obtaining a multimedia element and for enriched rendering, corresponding electronic devices, system, computer program products and media Non-Final OA ORANGE
19055433 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18853111 METHOD FOR END-CLOUD COLLABORATION-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Lemon Inc.
18791565 SIMULTANEOUS MAP AND DYNAMIC OBJECT RECONSTRUCTION FROM LIDAR Final Rejection Carnegie Mellon University
18976025 PARAMETRIC LANDMARK DETECTION Non-Final OA DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
18785914 SCORE BASED FINE-GRAINED CONTROL OF CONCEPT GENERATION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
18994003 A METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA MEDIT CORP.
18800370 VALIDATION OF QUALITY OF LAYERED CLOTHING FOR AN AVATAR BODY Final Rejection Roblox Corporation
18983916 SYNTHETIC IMAGE GENERATION AND MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA MGI Tech Co., Ltd

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