Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Joshua Jungwook Suo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SUO, JOSHUA JUNGWOOK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2616

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Suo, Joshua Jungwook is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2616. The record includes 11 resolved cases and reports a 72.7% allowance rate. The limited case history provides a preliminary signal, but practitioners should account for the small record when applying it to new matters.

The interview lift is 30.0%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The median time to allowance is 783 days. The listed companies are Panasonic, Vivo Mobile Communication, and Wells Fargo. The listed firms include FENWICK & WEST, Fernando & Partners, and HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE.

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

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
783
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 11 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
69.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18898256 Dynamic Portals Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18862474 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEAR DUPLICATE PHOTO FILTERING Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18762245 SEARCH DEVICE AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
19056292 DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18954808 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18883457 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
19002687 LOSSLESS ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, LOSSLESS DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18913975 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18987814 METHODS OF INCORPORATING SPORADIC OBJECTS ONTO AN EXISTING MESH Non-Final OA YALE UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joshua Jungwook Suo's allowance rate?

72.7% of resolved applications examined by Joshua Jungwook Suo were allowed (11 resolved cases), compared with 71.3% across Art Unit 2616 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joshua Jungwook Suo?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joshua Jungwook Suo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joshua Jungwook Suo took 783 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joshua Jungwook Suo work in?

Joshua Jungwook Suo examines applications in Art Unit 2616 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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