Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MORRIS, JOHN J

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

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

John J. Morris examines applications in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2151, where he has completed 280 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 61.4%, which is a solid majority for patent grants. However, the median days to allowance is 1466, suggesting that applicants should be prepared for a significantly long prosecution cycle. This 1466-day figure is a primary benchmark for those navigating the 280 resolved cases under his review.

The profile indicates an interview lift of 20.4%, showing that direct communication is a productive strategy for advancing cases. This 20.4% lift provides a meaningful boost to the 61.4% baseline allowance rate, making it a recommended tactic for practitioners. Given the 1466-day median pendency, interviews might be used specifically to try and resolve issues more quickly. The 20.4% lift confirms that oral advocacy is a valuable tool for improving outcomes in Art Unit 2151.

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
304
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1466
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 280 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
67.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19058668 MULTI-TABLE DATA STORAGE WITH AUDITABLE DATA CHANGES Final Rejection THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
18587370 Using Managed Directories to Control Access to File System Content Final Rejection Pure Storage, Inc.
18649446 EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE DATA ORCHESTRATION Final Rejection Capital One Services, 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
18743275 Producing and Using a Graph Neural Network that Represents Relationships among Screenshots Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19017086 DATA ACCESS FROM REPOSITORY WITH JOINED DATASETS Final Rejection Palantir Technologies 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.
19090244 METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Technology Ltd.
18596556 DATA TRANSFORM OPERATIONS IN A DATA TRANSFORM ACCELERATOR Final Rejection MAXLINEAR, INC.
19065874 FINE-GRAINED QUERY PROFILING FOR DATABASE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Crowdstrike, Inc.
18460886 Embedding Entity Matching Final Rejection CrowdStrike, Inc.
19181123 TECHNIQUE FOR MIGRATING A SNAPSHOT STORAGE SERVICE DURING A PLANNED FAILOVER EVENT Non-Final OA Nutanix, Inc.
17958189 OBJECT STORE OFFLOADING Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

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