Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Simon P Kanaan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KANAAN, SIMON P

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2407 2432 2492

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

KANAAN, SIMON P is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2407. His profile includes 662 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 82.8% and a median of 1115 days to allowance. The recorded interview lift is 16.0%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. These measures provide a basis for planning prosecution in the represented technology area.

Orange, International Business Machines Corporation, and Dell Products L.P. are the listed companies. The listed firms are HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C., Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP. The resolved-case volume supports using the profile for trend review. Practitioners may weigh interview preparation against the recorded median duration when developing response and continuation schedules.

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

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+24.8% vs TC avg
682
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1115
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 662 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.5%
§101 Eligibility
26.3%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18877177 METHOD FOR SUSPENDING A CERTIFICATION TOKEN FOR AUTHENTICATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO ITEMS OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, CORRESPONDING DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Non-Final OA Orange
17948400 AUDITING AND SECURING PROGRAM CALLS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
19062644 MANAGING STARTUP OF A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM USING AN SPDM HARDWARE COMPONENT POLICY Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18280581 COUPLED PHYSICS-INFORMED NEURAL NETWORK FOR SOLVING DISPLACEMENT DISTRIBUTION OF BOUNDED VIBRATION STRING UNDER UNKNOWN EXTERNAL DRIVING FORCE Final Rejection DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18984081 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATED DEIDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS Final Rejection SRI International

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Simon P Kanaan's allowance rate?

82.8% of resolved applications examined by Simon P Kanaan were allowed (662 resolved cases), compared with 89.9% across Art Unit 2407 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Simon P Kanaan?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Simon P Kanaan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Simon P Kanaan took 1,115 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Simon P Kanaan work in?

Simon P Kanaan examines applications in Art Unit 2407 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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