Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

John W Hayes, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAYES, JOHN W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628 3685 3697 3698

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAYES, JOHN W is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3628. The profile contains 85 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 20.0%. The median time to allowance is 1,392 days, and interviews correspond with a 5.1% lift. The combination of the allowance rate and median timing points to prosecution that may require sustained attention before allowance.

Flexa Inc., NEC Corporation, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. appear among the represented companies. The listed firms are GARLICK & MARKISON and Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP. Practitioners handling matters in this docket may benefit from developing amendment and argument strategies early, while treating interviews as a supplementary tool rather than relying on the reported interview effect alone.

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

Performance Statistics

20.0%
Allow Rate
-32.0% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
+5.1%
Interview Lift
1392
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 85 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.9%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18396919 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17866096 NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS FOR VIRTUAL ACCESSORIES DURING VIRTUAL MEETINGS Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John W Hayes's allowance rate?

20.0% of resolved applications examined by John W Hayes were allowed (85 resolved cases), compared with 29.8% across Art Unit 3628 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John W Hayes?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.1 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 W Hayes take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John W Hayes took 1,392 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John W Hayes work in?

John W Hayes examines applications in Art Unit 3628 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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