Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Courtney P Spann, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SPANN, COURTNEY P

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2183

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

SPANN, COURTNEY P is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2122. The record includes 271 resolved cases, a 79.7% allowance rate, and a median of 1063 days to allowance. The case volume supports useful examiner-specific review, while the allowance rate shows favorable outcomes in a clear majority of resolved matters.

Interviews are associated with a 22.8% lift in allowance rate, making them a relevant option for addressing prosecution issues. Intel Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, and Texas Instruments Incorporated are the leading companies. The listed firms are Adams Intellex, PLC, Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, and CKC & Partners Co., LLC. The median timing supports planning beyond the initial examination stage.

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

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+24.7% vs TC avg
303
Total Applications
+22.8%
Interview Lift
1063
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 271 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18558978 CHANNEL-GUIDED NESTED LOOP TRANSFORMATION AND SCALAR REPLACEMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19080438 INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD OPERATIONS WITH VARIABLE PRECISION INPUT OPERANDS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18336826 CONFIGURABLE PROCESSING RESOURCE EVENT FILTER FOR GPU HARDWARE-BASED PERFORMANCE MONITORING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18193413 VECTOR MULTIPLY-ADD/SUBTRACT WITH INTERMEDIATE ROUNDING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18172943 SPECIFYING A PROCESSOR WITH ASSURED AND OPPORTUNISTIC CORES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18091628 INSTRUCTIONS AND SUPPORT FOR CONDITIONAL COMPARISON AND TEST Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
18058114 HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE TO ACCELERATE GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS WITH OPTIMIZED SIMD-MIMD PROCESSING ELEMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17991811 EXECUTABLE PASSING USING MAILBOX REGISTERS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17958367 8-BIT FLOATING POINT COMPARISON INSTRUCTIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17559804 SIGNATURE-BASED AUTOMATIC OFFLOAD TO HARDWARE ACCELERATORS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17985869 COMPLEX NUMBER MATRIX MULTIPLICATION PROCESSORS, METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUCTIONS Final Rejection Altera Corporation
19108327 EVENT SIGNALS Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
19075937 PROCESSOR MICRO-ARCHITECTURE FOR REPEATED INSTRUCTION EXECUTION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19027541 Forming Constant Extensions in the Same Execute Packet in a VLIW Processor Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19015274 PREVENTING INSTRUCTIONS FROM BEING PERFORMED Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17240820 ACCELERATION OF OPERATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Courtney P Spann's allowance rate?

79.7% of resolved applications examined by Courtney P Spann were allowed (271 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Courtney P Spann?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Courtney P Spann take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Courtney P Spann took 1,063 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Courtney P Spann work in?

Courtney P Spann examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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