Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SUO, JOSHUA JUNGWOOK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2616

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua Jungwook Suo is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2600, specifically within Art Unit 2616. The examiner has 10 resolved cases. These cases result in an allowance rate of 70.0 percent. This 70.0 percent figure represents the frequency of applications that reach issuance. Practitioners can use this rate to understand the historical probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

The data includes an interview lift of 33.3 percent. This positive value indicates that applications with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without one. Because the lift is 33.3 percent, practitioners should consider how an interview affects the prosecution strategy. This metric suggests that verbal communication is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a grant for this examiner.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 767. This 767 figure marks the middle point of the time from filing to patent issuance. With 10 resolved cases, this median provides a timeline for expected prosecution duration in Tech Center 2600. These statistics allow for data-grounded planning regarding both the outcome and the timing of patent applications in Art Unit 2616.

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

Performance Statistics

70.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
29
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
767
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
80.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18898256 Dynamic Portals Final Rejection Apple Inc.
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.
18984078 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
18875514 LINEAR CAGE DEFORMER FOR MULTI-LAYERED OUTFITS Non-Final OA Roblox Corporation

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