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Last updated: October 26, 2026

James K Mooney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MOONEY, JAMES K

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2654 2655 2695

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

MOONEY, JAMES K is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2654. The record includes 717 resolved cases and a 75.5% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 810 days. The interview lift is 21.7%, indicating that interviews have a meaningful positive association with allowance outcomes in the available history.

The leading companies are Apple Inc., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Sony Group Corporation. The leading firms are Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P., ALSTON & BIRD LLP, and Fernando & Partners, LLP. The substantial case record supports using the figures to plan prosecution resources and timing. Interview preparation may be worthwhile where the response involves technical distinctions, claim interpretation, or a need to identify a focused path toward allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+13.5% vs TC avg
737
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
810
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 717 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18924723 MODIFYING AND TRANSFERRING AUDIO BETWEEN DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18664057 Visual Indicator for Microphone Placement Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18488559 ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOUNDSCAPE EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18909246 THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18906434 ACOUSTIC REPRODUCTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ACOUSTIC REPRODUCTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18861921 Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for Spatial Rendering of Reverberation Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James K Mooney's allowance rate?

75.5% of resolved applications examined by James K Mooney were allowed (717 resolved cases), compared with 71.0% across Art Unit 2654 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James K Mooney?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James K Mooney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James K Mooney took 810 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James K Mooney work in?

James K Mooney examines applications in Art Unit 2654 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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