Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jonathan P Ouellette, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3628 3629

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. The profile records 1165 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 66.4%. Median time to allowance is 1360 days, while interview lift is 29.5%. The positive lift shows that interviews were associated with more favorable allowance outcomes than cases without interviews in the recorded data.

The listed companies are NEC Corporation, Chengdu Qinchuan IOT Technology Co., Ltd., and Early Warning Services LLC. The listed firms are Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast, Metis IP LLC, and Anova Law Group, PLLC. Practitioners may incorporate interviews into prosecution strategy while using the median duration to set portfolio timing expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

66.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
1,215
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1360
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1165 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
19.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19248606 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19234564 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18899257 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18899148 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18805109 COORDINATED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AUTOMATIC AREA SCANNING Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18745429 LASER RADAR DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR LASER RADAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18759466 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18733685 CHIP QUALITY TESTING OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18968285 METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR PRODUCT TRACING AND AUTHENTICATION USING CONDUCTIVE INKS Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18535746 BATTERY PACK AND AUTOMOBILE Final Rejection BYD COMPANY LIMITED
19130729 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD Non-Final OA TÖNNJES ISI PATENT HOLDING GMBH
18726799 A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A RADIATION THERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jonathan P Ouellette's allowance rate?

66.4% of resolved applications examined by Jonathan P Ouellette were allowed (1,165 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jonathan P Ouellette?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jonathan P Ouellette take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jonathan P Ouellette took 1,360 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jonathan P Ouellette work in?

Jonathan P Ouellette examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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