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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Gregory Mark James, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JAMES, GREGORY MARK

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3692 3693

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

JAMES, GREGORY MARK is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3692. The profile covers 138 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 19.6% and a median of 1125 days to allowance. The interview lift is 14.7%, indicating a positive interview metric despite the reported allowance rate.

The listed companies are Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Worldpay LLC, and Capital One Services LLC. The listed firms are Anova Law Group, PLLC, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, and Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group. The 19.6% allowance rate gives practitioners a defined outcome reference, while the 1125-day median informs timing expectations. The 14.7% interview lift supports considering interviews in response planning, but it does not by itself establish a causal relationship with allowance outcomes.

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

Performance Statistics

19.6%
Allow Rate
-32.4% vs TC avg
185
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1125
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

49.4%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
29.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18968661 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMETRICALLY AUTHENTICATED MULTI-ACCOUNT ACCESS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18787797 CUSTOMER VERIFICATION AND ACCOUNT CREATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18651437 PROACTIVE ATM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18648230 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAGING AND CASTING A TRANSACTION BETWEEN DEVICES Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18732635 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17465088 System, Method, and Computer-Readable Medium for Comparing Automatically Determined Crash Information to Historical Collision Data to Estimate Repair Costs Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18623603 Card Binding Method and Terminal Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18671481 BLOCKCHAIN-BASED TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18123369 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18377780 Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods for Presenting Potential Processor System Failure Mode Notifications Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18544241 KNOWLEDGE GRAPH-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE PAYMENT SERVICES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Gregory Mark James's allowance rate?

19.6% of resolved applications examined by Gregory Mark James were allowed (138 resolved cases), compared with 20.9% across Art Unit 3692 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Gregory Mark James?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Gregory Mark James take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Gregory Mark James took 1,125 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Gregory Mark James work in?

Gregory Mark James examines applications in Art Unit 3692 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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