Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nicholas George Klicos, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2118 2142 2144 2145 2174

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicholas George Klicos works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2118. The profile covers 381 resolved cases, with a 56.7% allowance rate and a median of 1,260 days to allowance. The interview lift is 31.4%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance in this dataset.

The listed companies are Apple Inc., Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Stryker Corporation. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, Cognition IP, P.C., and Edell, Shapiro, & Finnan, LLC. The 31.4% interview lift gives practitioners a reason to consider interviews as part of the prosecution approach, while the 56.7% allowance rate reflects the broader outcome pattern. The 1,260-day median makes timing a significant factor in prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

56.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
414
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 381 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18692020 SENSOR GRID SYSTEM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18908667 SIMULATING PHYSICAL MATERIALS AND LIGHT INTERACTION IN A USER INTERFACE OF A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18873816 CHAT LIST DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18587227 Additive Manufacturing Layer Defect Identification and Analysis Using Mask Template Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18606391 Production Process Management System Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18413951 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18471752 Virtual Deployment of Distributed Control Systems for Control Logic Testing Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18938822 INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18574470 A Method, Device, System and Storage Medium for Scheme Recommendation Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18909891 AI AGENT CREATION PROCESSES AND INTERFACES Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18743282 ANOMALY CLASSIFICATION WITH ATTENDANT WORD ENRICHMENT Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18360406 LEARNING MACHINE FOR SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE Non-Final OA Landmark Graphics Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicholas George Klicos's allowance rate?

56.7% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas George Klicos were allowed (381 resolved cases), compared with 42.6% across Art Unit 2118 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicholas George Klicos?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicholas George Klicos take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicholas George Klicos took 1,260 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicholas George Klicos work in?

Nicholas George Klicos examines applications in Art Unit 2118 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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