Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JAMES, GREGORY MARK

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3692 3693

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gregory Mark James, an examiner in Art Unit 3692, presents a challenging environment with an allowance rate of only 19.4 percent. Across 134 resolved cases in Tech Center 3600, this 19.4 percent rate signals that the vast majority of applications face significant hurdles. Practitioners should approach these 134 cases with a rigorous strategy for overcoming rejections and a clear understanding of the 19.4 percent baseline.

The interview lift of 14.2 percent offers some benefit for improving the 19.4 percent baseline. While a 14.2 percent lift is helpful, it does not guarantee success, suggesting that the examiner maintains a strict standard even after direct consultation. This 14.2 percent figure should be weighed against the overall difficulty of the art unit when deciding whether to invest in an interview for the 134 cases in this portfolio.

The median time to allowance is 1120 days for the successful subset of the 134 cases. This 1120-day pendency indicates that even when an allowance is achieved, the process is not particularly fast. Given the 19.4 percent allowance rate, applicants must be prepared for a long and difficult prosecution cycle lasting at least 1120 days. The 1120-day metric is a critical planning factor for any application assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

19.4%
Allow Rate
-32.6% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
1120
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 134 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

49.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.9%
§102 Novelty
30.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18787797 CUSTOMER VERIFICATION AND ACCOUNT CREATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA 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.
18745510 SPLITTING GROUP CHARGES Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18732635 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18123369 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18968661 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMETRICALLY AUTHENTICATED MULTI-ACCOUNT ACCESS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18167439 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA AGGREGATION FOR TRANSACTION SETTLEMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Worldpay, LLC
18671463 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING CHANGES IN CUSTOMER MUTABLE CHARACTERISTICS IN CUSTOMER IDENTITY DATA USING TRANSACTIONAL DATA Final Rejection JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18733305 ANONYMITY-ENABLED TRANSMISSION OF NOTIFICATIONS WITHOUT EXCHANGING CONTACT IDENTIFIERS Final Rejection PAYPAL, INC.
18631130 CRYPTOGRAPHY AND SECURITY ROUND UP Final Rejection Truist Bank
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
18309785 NETWORK BASED PROVISION OF RENDERING AND HOSTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA YAHOO ASSETS LLC
18377780 Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods for Presenting Potential Processor System Failure Mode Notifications Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18372050 TRACKING STAKED TOKEN RETURNS Non-Final OA Coinbase, Inc.
18391427 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTITY VERIFICATION IN CRYPTOGRAPHIC TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18275688 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MICROPAYMENTS Final Rejection AMPACASH CORPORATION
18152792 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LIQUIDITY REQUIREMENTS IN PAYMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Financial Network Analytics LTD

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