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Last updated: October 26, 2026

John Pezzlo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PEZZLO, JOHN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2419 2429 2465 2619 4100

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

PEZZLO, JOHN is assigned to tech center 4100 and art unit 2419. The profile covers 1257 resolved cases, with a 92.5% allowance rate and a median of 860 days to allowance. The 5.3% interview lift indicates a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

Apple Inc., Canon Inc., and Amazon Technologies Inc. are the leading listed companies. The listed firms are FIG. 1 Patents, Foley IP Law, PLLC, and Han IP PLLC. The extensive case history and high allowance measure provide a substantial basis for planning prosecution, while the interview signal supports using interviews when they can clarify material issues.

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

Performance Statistics

92.5%
Allow Rate
+32.5% vs TC avg
1,274
Total Applications
+5.3%
Interview Lift
860
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1257 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
33.6%
§102 Novelty
20.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18741302 Two-Level Mobility Reference Signal Configuration Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18750400 Preemption of Downlink Data for Uplink Data or Coexistence Events Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18976942 A COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, A CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND A STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18647664 PROVIDING VIRTUAL NETWORKING DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY FOR MANAGED COMPUTER NETWORKS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18974953 GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED LANGUAGE MODELS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18948317 TECHNIQUES FOR ALLOCATING NON-LINEAR DISTORTION TO SPATIAL LAYERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18514517 COMMUNICATING ELEMENTS BETWEEN MULTI-LINK DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18562168 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18855878 CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John Pezzlo's allowance rate?

92.5% of resolved applications examined by John Pezzlo were allowed (1,257 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John Pezzlo?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.3 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 Pezzlo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John Pezzlo took 860 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John Pezzlo work in?

John Pezzlo examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 4100.

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