Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nicholas R Taylor, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2141 2441 2443 2455 2457 2458

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R works in Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2141. The record includes 204 resolved cases, a 65.2% allowance rate, and a median of 1537 days to allowance. The interview lift is 2.1%, indicating little recorded improvement associated with interviews relative to the profile's baseline allowance result.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Google LLC, and NEC Corporation. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, Compass IP Law PC, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. The long median timeline makes early issue analysis and disciplined written prosecution important, while the interview figure suggests that interviews should be used selectively.

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

Performance Statistics

65.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
218
Total Applications
+2.1%
Interview Lift
1537
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 204 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19214754 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18809473 ARBITRARILY GROUPING COMPUTER SYSTEM RESOURCES Non-Final OA Google LLC
18756067 MAINTENANCE APPARATUS, NETWORK APPARATUS, INFORMATION VISUALIZATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19125045 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO BATCH PACKET FRAGMENTS PRIOR TO ENTRANCE INTO A PROCESSING CORE QUEUE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18401340 UPDATING EVENT DATA BASED ON DEPARTING USER PROFILES Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicholas R Taylor's allowance rate?

65.2% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas R Taylor were allowed (204 resolved cases), compared with 26.4% across Art Unit 2141 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicholas R Taylor?

This examiner's interview lift is +2.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicholas R Taylor take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicholas R Taylor took 1,537 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicholas R Taylor work in?

Nicholas R Taylor examines applications in Art Unit 2141 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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