Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Megan Elizabeth Hwang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HWANG, MEGAN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2143

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

Megan Elizabeth Hwang operates in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2143. The examiner has 34 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 55.9 percent. This indicates a moderately favorable environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1466, which is a long duration that practitioners should factor into their prosecution strategies.

A standout metric is the 58.6 percent interview lift. This exceptionally high figure suggests that interviews are the most effective tool for achieving an allowance with this examiner. For the 34 cases resolved, an interview significantly increases the probability of success compared to the baseline. Practitioners should prioritize scheduling interviews early in the prosecution cycle to overcome rejections and navigate the 1466 days of median pendency.

Top companies include Google LLC, Intel Corporation, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. These technology giants are often represented by Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC and Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC. The 58.6 percent interview lift is a critical strategic lever for these firms to improve the 55.9 percent baseline allowance rate for their clients.

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

Performance Statistics

55.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+58.6%
Interview Lift
1466
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.0%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18579089 Systems and Methods for Federated Learning of Machine-Learned Models with Sampled Softmax Non-Final OA Google LLC
18089513 SOURCE-FREE ACTIVE ADAPTATION TO DISTRIBUTIONAL SHIFTS FOR MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17556518 INFERRING GRAPHS FROM IMAGES AND TEXT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18042423 MACRO PLACEMENT USING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACH Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
17870561 HEURISTIC-BASED INTER-TRAINING WITH FEW-SHOT FINE-TUNING OF MACHINE LEARNING NETWORKS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17853670 Communication of Data for a Model Between Nodes in an Electronic Device Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Megan Elizabeth Hwang's allowance rate?

55.9% of resolved applications examined by Megan Elizabeth Hwang were allowed (34 resolved cases), compared with 50.4% across Art Unit 2143 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Megan Elizabeth Hwang?

This examiner's interview lift is +58.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Megan Elizabeth Hwang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Megan Elizabeth Hwang took 1,466 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Megan Elizabeth Hwang work in?

Megan Elizabeth Hwang examines applications in Art Unit 2143 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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