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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nicholas Hasty, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HASTY, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2141 2173 2178

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

HASTY, NICHOLAS is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2141. The profile covers 353 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 51.6% and a median of 1636 days to allowance. The interview lift is 31.8%, indicating a positive association that may help applicants address difficult examination issues.

The leading companies are DocuSign Inc., Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Robert Bosch GmbH. The principal firms are Astute IP Law Group, BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLP, and FENWICK & WEST LLP. The extended median timeline makes early issue identification and disciplined response planning particularly important.

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

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
-3.4% vs TC avg
389
Total Applications
+31.8%
Interview Lift
1636
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 353 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
69.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17295347 METHOD AND MACHINE LEARNING MANAGER FOR HANDLING PREDICTION OF SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18458704 DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18676620 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME-SERIES CLASSIFICATION THROUGH RESIDUAL LEARNING Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
16917588 ELECTRONIC DATA PLATFORM FOR A TESTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17449298 OUT-OF-DOMAIN DETECTION FOR IMPROVED AI PERFORMANCE Final Rejection SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
18378250 MEETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MEETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MEETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17114436 USING A DEEP LEARNING BASED SURROGATE MODEL IN A SIMULATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18623782 AUTOMATIC METADATA GENERATION DURING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TRAINING Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18499830 DYNAMIC PERSONA ASSIGNMENT FOR OPTIMIZATION OF NEAR END AND EDGE DEVICES Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicholas Hasty's allowance rate?

51.6% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas Hasty were allowed (353 resolved cases), compared with 26.4% across Art Unit 2141 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicholas Hasty?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicholas Hasty take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicholas Hasty took 1,636 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicholas Hasty work in?

Nicholas Hasty examines applications in Art Unit 2141 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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