Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R

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

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicholas R. Taylor is an examiner in Art Unit 2141 of Tech Center 2400. The examiner has 201 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 64.7 percent, which indicates the frequency of grants within this docket. The median days to allowance is 1546, providing a timeframe for the duration of the examination process for successful applications. This 1546-day figure is a metric for applicants to consider when planning their prosecution timeline.

The data shows an interview lift of 2.4 percent. This 2.4 percent figure represents the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can compare this lift to the 64.7 percent baseline allowance rate to evaluate the impact of direct communication. With 201 resolved cases, the metrics provide a basis for evaluating the examiner's historical performance. The median and the baseline allowance rate are the primary factors for applications in Tech Center 2400. The interview lift provides a data point for strategy development.

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

Performance Statistics

64.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
212
Total Applications
+2.4%
Interview Lift
1546
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 201 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
31.1%
§102 Novelty
40.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§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
19197916 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE DEVICE AS TEMPORARY CONTENT ORIGIN Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18401340 UPDATING EVENT DATA BASED ON DEPARTING USER PROFILES Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18107964 OPEN FRAMEWORK FOR A UNIVERSAL ORCHESTRATOR FOR A SERVICES PLATFORM IN A 5G WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.

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