Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James J Choi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHOI, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2878 2881

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHOI, JAMES J is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2878. The profile reports 407 resolved cases, a 68.3% allowance rate, and a median of 1044 days to allowance. The interview lift is 44.9%, indicating a strong positive association with allowance outcomes in this dataset.

FEI Company, Thermo Finnigan LLC, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed leading companies. AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, Clifford Chi, A.P.C., and CROWELL & MORING LLP are the listed leading firms. Practitioners may place particular emphasis on focused interview preparation when developing prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
At TC average
447
Total Applications
+44.9%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 407 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
69.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18520472 SOURCE VESSEL FOR EUV Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18855724 Imaging System and Imaging Method Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18364588 Warm Wafer After Ion Cryo-Implantation Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18728105 SPECIMEN SUPPORT, IONIZATION METHOD, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18134020 APERTURE PATTERNS FOR DEFINING MULTI-BEAMS Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18464063 METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MULTI-POLE DEVICE TO REDUCE OMISSION OF EXITING CHARGED PARTICLES FROM DOWNSTREAM ANALYSIS Final Rejection WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James J Choi's allowance rate?

68.3% of resolved applications examined by James J Choi were allowed (407 resolved cases), compared with 76.9% across Art Unit 2878 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James J Choi?

This examiner's interview lift is +44.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James J Choi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James J Choi took 1,044 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James J Choi work in?

James J Choi examines applications in Art Unit 2878 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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