Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Josep Han, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAN, JOSEP

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2128

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAN, JOSEP has resolved 27 cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2122. The allowance rate is 48.1%, and the median time to allowance is 1549 days. The limited record requires caution in applying the outcome broadly, while the median timing supports planning for a long prosecution horizon.

The interview lift is 11.0%, indicating a modest measured association with allowance. Practitioners may use interviews selectively, with written claim analysis remaining central to responses. The listed companies are Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Robert Bosch GmbH. The leading firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, CROWELL & MORING LLP, and HAYES SOLOWAY P.C.

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

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-6.9% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
1549
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18066281 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17824075 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TASK MANAGEMENT IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) EDGE NETWORK Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18507042 VEHICLE REPOSITIONING DETERMINATION FOR VEHICLE POOL Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18621781 TABULAR DATA ENCODER FOR CONTINUOUS VARIABLES Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18600843 QUANTUM MIRROR MODE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) MODELS Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
17780751 INFORMATION LEARNING SYSTEM, INFORMATION LEARNING METHOD, INFORMATION LEARNING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION LEARNING APPARATUS Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18437975 DOMAIN-SPECIFIC WORD EMBEDDING MODEL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17578326 CHECKPOINT STATE STORAGE FOR MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL TRAINING Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17327869 ALGORITHMIC METHOD IN MEMORY TRANSFER EFFICIENCY FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18665805 LLM REWARD GENERATION FOR ML RISK PREDICTION Non-Final OA Ebay Inc.
17557015 Order-Sensitive Automated Modeling, Learning and Reasoning in Multivariate Temporal Event Streams to Enable Alerts, Detection, Prediction and Control Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17748710 Training Recognition Device Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18636690 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF ANSWERS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED VIA GENERATIVE AI Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
17684635 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH EXPLAINABILITY INSIGHTS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18306578 FEATURE SELECTION FOR REAL-TIME INFERENCE WITH MULTIPLE UNRELIABLE SENSORS AT THE EDGE Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17525376 REMOVING LESS INFORMATIVE SAMPLES IN SEQUENTIAL DATA Final Rejection dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Josep Han's allowance rate?

48.1% of resolved applications examined by Josep Han were allowed (27 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Josep Han?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Josep Han take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Josep Han took 1,549 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Josep Han work in?

Josep Han examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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