Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Zachary Joseph Pollock, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zachary Joseph Pollock is an examiner in Art Unit 3715 of Tech Center 3700. He has 34 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 26.5 percent. The interview lift is 39.6 percent, which indicates that interviews are a tool for advancing prosecution. The median days to allowance is 1371, which is a duration for gaming and electronics applications.

Sony Group Corporation, Nintendo Co., Ltd., and Aristocrat Technologies Inc. are top companies. Crowell, FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC, and JCIPRNET are top firms. The 26.5 percent allowance rate and 1371-day median pendency suggest the environment. However, the 39.6 percent interview lift offers a tactical advantage. Practitioners should rely on interviews to overcome the 26.5 percent baseline and move toward an allowance within the 1371-day median timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

26.5%
Allow Rate
-43.5% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1371
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
34.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18747028 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Nintendo Co., Ltd.
19013315 Systems, Devices And Methods For Transmitting Data To A Virtual Reality Headset Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18619763 QUESTION GENERATION FROM RECEIVED INPUT Final Rejection Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18980896 Method and System for Decoupling Computation/Hosting and User Network Connection for Multi-User Online Applications Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
18659909 DYNAMIC MULTI-GAME LOBBY FOR A RANDOM GAMING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zachary Joseph Pollock's allowance rate?

26.5% of resolved applications examined by Zachary Joseph Pollock were allowed (34 resolved cases), compared with 56.8% across Art Unit 3715 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zachary Joseph Pollock?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zachary Joseph Pollock take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zachary Joseph Pollock took 1,371 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zachary Joseph Pollock work in?

Zachary Joseph Pollock examines applications in Art Unit 3715 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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