Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

John J Morris, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MORRIS, JOHN J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2151 2152 2157 2183 2629

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

MORRIS, JOHN J works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2151. His profile records 280 resolved cases, a 61.4% allowance rate, and a median of 1466 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 20.4% lift in allowance outcomes. The median timeline is a material consideration for portfolio scheduling.

Named applicants include CrowdStrike Inc., Capital One Services LLC, and Pure Storage Inc. The listed firms are Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Anova Law Group, PLLC, and BCF LLP (Misc.). Practitioners may use the positive interview association while preparing for a prosecution path that has a lengthy median duration.

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

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
311
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1466
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 280 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
66.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18649446 EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE DATA ORCHESTRATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18587370 Using Managed Directories to Control Access to File System Content Final Rejection Pure Storage, Inc.
19179571 Time Estimates of Storage Space Tenants in Reducing Garbage Collection in a Data Storage Device based on Flexible Direct Placement Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18743275 Producing and Using a Graph Neural Network that Represents Relationships among Screenshots Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19320622 DATA STORAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
17958189 OBJECT STORE OFFLOADING Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John J Morris's allowance rate?

61.4% of resolved applications examined by John J Morris were allowed (280 resolved cases), compared with 81.0% across Art Unit 2151 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John J Morris?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John J Morris take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John J Morris took 1,466 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John J Morris work in?

John J Morris examines applications in Art Unit 2151 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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