Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Janice Ezvi Vaz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VAZ, JANICE EZVI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2667

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

VAZ, JANICE EZVI has resolved 76 cases in technology center 2600 and art unit 2667. The allowance rate is 76.3%, and the median time to allowance is 1103 days. Interviews are associated with a 20.3% lift in the allowance rate. The limited record supports focused review, while the allowance rate is above half of resolved cases.

Siemens Healthineers AG, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. are the listed leading companies. Astute IP Law Group, COATS & BENNETT, PLLC, and Hoffmann & Baron LLP are the listed leading firms. Counsel can use the listed entities to identify recurring participants and consider interviews as one component of prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+20.3%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 76 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
30.7%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18779091 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18986088 ADAPTIVE INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE ESTIMATION FOR VIDEO SEE-THROUGH (VST) EXTENDED REALITY (XR) OR OTHER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18441229 IMAGE CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17933334 EXPOSURE CONTROL BASED ON SCENE DEPTH Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19043614 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEGMENTING AN OBJECT IN A SOURCE IMAGE Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18933042 MEAN RANDOMS ESTIMATION FROM LIST MODE DATA Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18603149 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18471807 VISION-ONLY POSE RELOCALIZATION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18653469 GENERATING SYNTHETIC CAPTIONS FOR TRAINING TEXT-TO-IMAGE GENERATIVE MODELS Final Rejection Databricks, Inc.
18700394 METHOD FOR DETECTING INSULATOR FAULT OF TRANSMISSION LINE BASED ON USRNet AND IMPROVED MobileNet-SSD ALGORITHM Final Rejection CHONGQING UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Janice Ezvi Vaz's allowance rate?

76.3% of resolved applications examined by Janice Ezvi Vaz were allowed (76 resolved cases), compared with 71.9% across Art Unit 2667 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Janice Ezvi Vaz?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Janice Ezvi Vaz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Janice Ezvi Vaz took 1,103 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Janice Ezvi Vaz work in?

Janice Ezvi Vaz examines applications in Art Unit 2667 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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