Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Darrin Hope, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HOPE, DARRIN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2173 2178

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

HOPE, DARRIN is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2173. The record includes 468 resolved cases, with a 60.9% allowance rate and a median of 1486 days to allowance. The 18.4% interview lift indicates a higher allowance outcome for cases involving interviews in the recorded data.

Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, LG Electronics Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. The listed firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, Astute IP Law Group, and BakerHostetler. The allowance rate and median timing support close management of claim strategy, response deadlines, and client expectations. The interview measure provides a basis to consider examiner engagement, particularly when counsel can use the discussion to narrow issues and guide a focused written response.

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

Performance Statistics

60.9%
Allow Rate
+5.9% vs TC avg
498
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
1486
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 468 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18520013 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHARING CONTENT Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18362152 WEARABLE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PLACED IN VIRTUAL SPACE AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18891630 USER INTERFACES FOR MAPS AND NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18598043 METHOD OF CHANGING LAYOUT OF OBJECTS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18885492 DIGITAL ASSISTANT WITH COPILOT SUPPORT TO ENHANCE APPLICATION USAGE Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18814314 OBJECT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18586750 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CONTEXT-AWARE CONTENT ACROSS APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Google LLC
17231522 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS BASED ON LEARNED USER BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18921826 DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION SESSIONS WITHIN DATA SYSTEMS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18231499 MUSIC-FOCUSED PRESENTATION METHOD Final Rejection LEMON INC.
18914900 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL LEARNING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18201614 AUDIO-ENABLED MESSAGING OF AN IMAGE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18240109 ASYNCHRONOUS EMBEDDED USER INTERFACE AGENT Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17514922 IN-MEETING FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULERS FOR VIDEO CONFERENCES Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18563415 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OPERATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF Final Rejection NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Darrin Hope's allowance rate?

60.9% of resolved applications examined by Darrin Hope were allowed (468 resolved cases), compared with 43.8% across Art Unit 2173 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Darrin Hope?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Darrin Hope take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Darrin Hope took 1,486 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Darrin Hope work in?

Darrin Hope examines applications in Art Unit 2173 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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