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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Dominique Nicole James, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JAMES, DOMINIQUE NICOLE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2666

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

JAMES, DOMINIQUE NICOLE is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2666. The profile includes 41 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 73.2% and a median of 1146 days to allowance. The interview lift is 16.0%, providing a positive interview metric within the available record.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., NEC Corporation, and Terumo Corporation. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., Keller Preece PLLC, and Kim & Stewart LLP- Terumo. Practitioners can use the 73.2% allowance rate as an outcome reference and the 1146-day median as a timing reference. The 16.0% interview lift supports considering interviews as part of prosecution planning, while the 41-case scope should guide interpretation of the profile’s historical indicators.

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

Performance Statistics

73.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1146
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 41 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
54.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19002063 X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND X-RAY CONDITION SETTING METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18832985 EFFECT DETERMINATION SYSTEM, EFFECT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18898595 IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18604784 TONE MAPPING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19107677 DETECTING ANATOMICAL ABNORMALITIES IN 2D MEDICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18773393 CAPTIONING PIPELINES FOR ANNOTATING VIDEOS Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18955769 CONFIGURABLE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18517733 APPARATUS FOR TRACKING OBJECT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18619610 VECTORIZING DIGITAL IMAGES WITH SUB-PIXEL ACCURACY USING DYNAMIC UPSCALING Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
17699467 Object Detection Device and Object Detection Method Final Rejection VIA Technologies, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dominique Nicole James's allowance rate?

73.2% of resolved applications examined by Dominique Nicole James were allowed (41 resolved cases), compared with 62.6% across Art Unit 2666 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dominique Nicole James?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dominique Nicole James take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dominique Nicole James took 1,146 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dominique Nicole James work in?

Dominique Nicole James examines applications in Art Unit 2666 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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