Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James N Fiorillo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FIORILLO, JAMES N

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2444 2453

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

FIORILLO, JAMES N is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2444. He has 463 resolved cases, an 85.7% allowance rate, and a median of 973 days to allowance. The profile combines a high allowance outcome with prosecution that generally takes more than two years at the median.

Interviews correspond to a 37.1% lift in allowance outcomes, the strongest outcome-related signal in this profile. Practitioners may therefore place particular emphasis on preparing for examiner interviews and aligning proposed amendments with that discussion. Huawei Technologies, NEC, and Micron Technology are listed companies. The listed firms are Anova Law Group, C. Tumey Law Group, and CANTOR COLBURN.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+27.7% vs TC avg
491
Total Applications
+37.1%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 463 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
65.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18554729 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, GENERATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, GENERATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19026317 DEVICE SECURITY PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18687627 Identity Authentication Method and Vehicle Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19075420 SHARING EXTERNALLY CAPTURED CONTENT IN COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18290802 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SERVICES Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
19041104 PRESENTER FOCUS MODE FOR SHARING CONTENT IN ONLINE MEETINGS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19000659 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18803462 SEAMLESS SPLIT RENDERING SESSION RELOCATION BETWEEN SPLIT RENDERING SERVERS SUPPORTING EXTENDED REALITY APPLICATIONS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18569807 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-SERVICE UPGRADING OF NETWORK SLICES, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18940829 UTILIZING APPLICATION CONFIGURATIONS AND STATE FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James N Fiorillo's allowance rate?

85.7% of resolved applications examined by James N Fiorillo were allowed (463 resolved cases), compared with 73.5% across Art Unit 2444 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James N Fiorillo?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.1 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 N Fiorillo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James N Fiorillo took 973 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James N Fiorillo work in?

James N Fiorillo examines applications in Art Unit 2444 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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