Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2118 2142 2144 2145

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicholas George Klicos has handled 377 resolved cases in Art Unit 2118. The examiner has an allowance rate of 56.8 percent. This figure represents the frequency of granted applications within Tech Center 2100.

Practitioners should note the interview lift of 30.9 percent. This 30.9 percent lift indicates that interviews significantly increase the likelihood of allowance compared to the 56.8 percent baseline. Direct communication appears to be a very effective strategy with this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1263. This 1263 figure suggests that the prosecution process involves a lengthy timeline. With 377 resolved cases, these metrics provide a data-grounded view of what applicants can expect when their cases are assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
+1.8% vs TC avg
401
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
1263
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 377 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18908667 SIMULATING PHYSICAL MATERIALS AND LIGHT INTERACTION IN A USER INTERFACE OF A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18613782 Molding Management System Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18613657 Molding Management System Non-Final OA 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.
18587227 Additive Manufacturing Layer Defect Identification and Analysis Using Mask Template Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18873816 CHAT LIST DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18909891 AI AGENT CREATION PROCESSES AND INTERFACES Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18570775 Method for the Additive Manufacturing of a Component Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17674396 Real-Time Recommendations for Altering Content Output Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18300221 METHOD OF DISPLAYING TEXT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
18774163 DETECTION APPARATUS, DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18097087 INTERACTIVE AIR VENT CONTROL INTERFACE Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18743282 ANOMALY CLASSIFICATION WITH ATTENDANT WORD ENRICHMENT Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18635300 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICE TWINS Non-Final OA Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18360406 LEARNING MACHINE FOR SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE Non-Final OA Landmark Graphics Corporation

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