Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Daryl C Pope, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2171 2612 2685 2686 2687 2884

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daryl C. Pope has 1305 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2171. The profile shows an 85.6% allowance rate and a median of 820 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 6.3% lift in the allowance rate. The large resolved-case history supports use of these figures as a practical reference when setting expectations for examination and response timing.

The leading companies are Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, and Assa Abloy AB. The leading firms are TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP, BLANK ROME LLP, and Casimir Jones, S.C. Practitioners can use the profile to prepare focused technical presentations and to treat interviews as a secondary consideration in the recorded prosecution pattern.

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

Performance Statistics

85.6%
Allow Rate
+17.6% vs TC avg
1,325
Total Applications
+6.3%
Interview Lift
820
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1305 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.9%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18761014 PROCESSING DEVICE, INSPECTION SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18829995 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DANGEROUS DRIVING OR CUTTING-IN VEHICLE Non-Final OA SK Planet Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Daryl C Pope's allowance rate?

85.6% of resolved applications examined by Daryl C Pope were allowed (1,305 resolved cases), compared with 56.1% across Art Unit 2171 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Daryl C Pope?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Daryl C Pope take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Daryl C Pope took 820 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Daryl C Pope work in?

Daryl C Pope examines applications in Art Unit 2171 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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