Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: WU, NICHOLAS S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2129 2141 2148 2182

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicholas S. Wu works in Art Unit 2129 of Tech Center 2100. He has a smaller dataset of 63 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 52.4%. The median days to allowance is 1474, suggesting a longer-than-average prosecution period that requires patience and persistence. These metrics indicate a more challenging environment where about half of the applications reach an allowance. Practitioners should be prepared for a rigorous examination process.

The interview lift is 31.4%. This significant lift suggests that personal engagement with the examiner can substantially improve the odds of success. Despite the longer pendency of 1474 days, the interview provides a clear path to potentially shortening the process or securing a grant. With 63 resolved cases, the examiner is still building a track record, but the 31.4% lift is a strong indicator of the value of direct communication. Applicants should prioritize interviews to navigate the 52.4% allowance rate more effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

52.4%
Allow Rate
-2.6% vs TC avg
89
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
1474
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.0%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18618679 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MODEL BEING TRAINED Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18446170 METHODS AND PROCESSORS FOR TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18259751 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FREEZING OR ADAPTING PARAMETERS OF A NEURAL NETWORK WHICH ARE USED IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Orange
17916362 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18177547 UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR LOW-OVERHEAD INTEGRATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS WITH A WEB-BASED SERVICE PLATFORM Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18388635 Training Data Set Obtaining Method, Wireless Transmission Method, and Communications Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17112431 ANNOTATION DATA COLLECTION TO REDUCE MACHINE MODEL UNCERTAINTY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17099634 MULTI OBJECT TRACKING USING MEMORY ATTENTION Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18749144 NEUROMORPHIC OPTICAL COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
18623952 GENERATING DISCRETE LATENT REPRESENTATIONS OF INPUT DATA ITEMS Non-Final OA DeepMind Technologies Limited
18140210 Feature Recommendations for Machine Learning Models Using Trained Feature Prediction Model Final Rejection Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)

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