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Last updated: October 27, 2026

George C Monikang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MONIKANG, GEORGE C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2651 2653 2692

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

MONIKANG, GEORGE C is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. The profile covers 984 resolved cases and shows a 75.4% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1112 days. Interviews are associated with a 7.1% lift in allowance outcomes.

The leading companies are Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, GN Hearing A/S, and Oticon A/S. The leading firms are ALG Intellectual Property, LLC, Angela M. Brunetti, PLLC, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The large case history provides a substantial basis for evaluating prosecution expectations. The allowance rate is the clearest outcome signal, while the interview figure suggests a comparatively modest incremental role for interviews in this record.

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

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
1,015
Total Applications
+7.1%
Interview Lift
1112
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 984 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
65.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18697485 SOUND PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPONENT Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18953658 VOICE ACTIVATION FOR COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18916388 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING NEGATION IN NATURAL LANGUAGE SEARCH QUERIES Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18810815 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PLATE LOUDSPEAKERS USING MODAL CROSSOVER NETWORKS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
19054258 PREDICTION AND IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES USED WITH A HEARING PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18754331 User Attentiveness Indicator Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18913659 Local Voice Data Processing Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
19113976 Audio Playback Method and System, Electronic Device, and Computer Readable Medium Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18956977 INTEGRATED SECONDARY VIRTUAL AGENTS Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
19067727 METHOD FOR AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING/RENDERING AN AMBISONICS AUDIO SOUNDFIELD REPRESENTATION FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK USING 2D SETUPS Non-Final OA Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
19038713 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING ENCODED HOA SIGNALS Non-Final OA Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
18689187 AUDIO ENHANCEMENT FOR MOBILE CAPTURE Non-Final OA DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
18497780 SYSTEM USING NATURAL CONVERSATION FOR MONITORING A FACILITY Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19092866 GLASS DIAPHRAGM EQUIPPED WITH EXCITER, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GLASS DIAPHRAGM EQUIPPED WITH EXCITER, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR GLASS DIAPHRAGM EQUIPPED WITH EXCITER Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18823656 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES, IN-EAR HEADPHONES, AND WEARABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18925906 ELECTRONIC MODULE FOR A HEARING DEVICE Final Rejection Oticon A/S
18418376 HEARING INSTRUMENT WITH IMPROVED CORROSION PROTECTION Non-Final OA Oticon A/S

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner George C Monikang's allowance rate?

75.4% of resolved applications examined by George C Monikang were allowed (984 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner George C Monikang?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner George C Monikang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by George C Monikang took 1,112 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner George C Monikang work in?

George C Monikang examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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