Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Paul Juei-Fu Yen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YEN, PAUL JUEI-FU

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2116 2175 2186

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paul Juei-Fu Yen manages 430 resolved cases in Tech Center 2100. The examiner's allowance rate is 77.0%, with an interview lift of 24.6%. This lift indicates that interviews are a productive way to advance prosecution in Art Unit 2116. The 24.6% lift suggests that direct engagement can significantly improve the chances of a favorable outcome.

The median time to allowance is 1094 days. Intel Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the leading applicants in this docket. These companies navigate the 77.0% allowance rate over a median pendency of 1094 days. Firms like Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple), Alliance IP, LLC, Intel, and Anova Law Group, PLLC are the most active.

With 430 resolved cases, the examiner has established a predictable environment for applicants. The 24.6% interview lift is a key factor for practitioners to consider when developing a prosecution strategy. Given the 1094-day median timeline, scheduling an interview may be an effective way to streamline the path to grant.

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

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
457
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
1094
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 430 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
62.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18953997 Power Management Circuit with Internal Performance States Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18350387 METHOD FOR BOOTING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18754844 Cluster Management Method, Device, and Computing System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18456965 ENHANCED POWER MANAGEMENT FOR SUPPORT OF PRIORITY SYSTEM EVENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17076776 DYNAMIC NETWORK CONTROLLER POWER MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18217274 CONFIGURABLE MESH NETWORK NODE AGGREGATION FOR MITIGATING VOLTAGE DROOP IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) CHIP AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18585225 CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
19035643 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
19047458 FAILURE DETECTION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY MONITORING THERMAL RESISTANCE Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
19005812 TIME-BASED POWER SOURCE SWITCHING TO SUPPORT HYBRID POWER BOOST FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18630155 DYNAMIC TIMING FOR SHUTDOWN INCLUDING ASYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY REFRESH (ADR) DUE TO AC UNDERVOLTAGE Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18335009 LOW POWER CLOCK MULTIPLEXER IN MICROCONTROLLER WITH SELECTABLE POWER DOMAIN OUTPUT Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18415595 METHOD FOR CLOCK COMPENSATION IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RELATED COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
17563788 PEAK ELECTRICAL CURRENT CONTROL OF SOC OR APU WITH MULTIPLE PROCESSOR CORES AND MULTIPLE GRAPHIC COMPUTE UNITS Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18417753 IDENTIFICATION AND REMOVAL OF ISSUE CAUSING FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18890115 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION IN AN ELECTRONIC GAMING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paul Juei-Fu Yen's allowance rate?

77.0% of resolved applications examined by Paul Juei-Fu Yen were allowed (430 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paul Juei-Fu Yen?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Paul Juei-Fu Yen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Paul Juei-Fu Yen took 1,094 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paul Juei-Fu Yen work in?

Paul Juei-Fu Yen examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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