Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MOONEY, JAMES K

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2654 2655 2695

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

James K. Mooney works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2654, with 714 resolved cases. He has a 75.5% allowance rate and a median days to allowance of 810. These figures suggest an efficient and successful prosecution experience for applicants.

The interview lift is 22.1%, which provides a significant increase over the 75.5% base allowance rate. This indicates that interviews are a productive way to resolve any remaining issues. With 714 resolved cases, the 810-day median pendency is a reliable benchmark. Practitioners should use the 22.1% lift to their advantage, as the examiner appears to be responsive to the interview process, which could further streamline the 810-day timeline.

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
731
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
810
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 714 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18924723 MODIFYING AND TRANSFERRING AUDIO BETWEEN DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18665488 Metadata for Spatial Audio Rendering Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18664057 Visual Indicator for Microphone Placement Final Rejection Apple Inc.
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
18577068 Three-Dimensional, Direction-Dependent Audio for Multi-Entity Telecommunication Final Rejection Google LLC
18488559 ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOUNDSCAPE EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18845452 COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18717992 CANCELLATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18861921 Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for Spatial Rendering of Reverberation Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18798597 OPTIMIZATION OF NETWORK MICROPHONE DEVICES USING NOISE CLASSIFICATION Final Rejection Sonos, Inc.
18808936 DUAL ADVANCED AUDIO DISTRIBUTION PROFILE (A2DP) SINK Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18847080 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRINIG VEHICLE-MOUNTED AUDIO SIGNALS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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