Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Gregory A Pollock, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3691 3692 3693 3694 3695

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gregory A. Pollock has 652 resolved cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3691. The profile shows an 11.0% allowance rate and a median of 1857 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 12.5% lift in the allowance rate. The allowance and pendency figures identify a prosecution setting in which applicants may need sustained attention to claim scope, evidence, and procedural timing.

The leading companies are Fmr LLC, Capital One Services LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The leading firms are Hanchuk Kheit LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP. Practitioners can use these affiliations to understand the profile's financial-technology context and to plan responses with the extended median timeline in view.

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

Performance Statistics

11.0%
Allow Rate
-41.0% vs TC avg
695
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
1857
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 652 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

37.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
31.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19049728 One-Click Cancel Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18671523 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING FUTURE ASSET PERFORMANCE BASED ON CONSUMABLE MEDIA CONTENT Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18965674 Climate Impact Analytics Using Smart Contracts Leveraging COA (Control Object Algorithm) and Sliding Window Algorithm (SWA) Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18144353 DETECTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY USING A HASHCHAIN COMPARATOR AND SYNTHETIC DNA METADATA Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18124182 SECURE VIRTUAL MALLS Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
16996386 AUTOMATED OBJECTIVE GENERATION OF DATA FOR, AND POST VALIDATION OF, ESTIMATION OF TERM SOFR BENCHMARKS Final Rejection Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
18936505 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TRAINING USING CONTRASTIVE LANGUAGE ANOMALY PRETRAINING APPROACH Final Rejection eBay Inc.
18210442 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION MODELS TO GENERATE INVESTMENT DATA PREDICTIONS Final Rejection FMR LLC
17383323 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems Final Rejection FMR LLC
17383300 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems Final Rejection FMR LLC
17383310 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems Non-Final OA FMR LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Gregory A Pollock's allowance rate?

11.0% of resolved applications examined by Gregory A Pollock were allowed (652 resolved cases), compared with 39.0% across Art Unit 3691 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Gregory A Pollock?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.5 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 A Pollock take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Gregory A Pollock took 1,857 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Gregory A Pollock work in?

Gregory A Pollock examines applications in Art Unit 3691 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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