Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

James M Pontius, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PONTIUS, JAMES M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2483 2485 2488 2615 2621

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

James M. Pontius works in Art Unit 2483 of Tech Center 2600. He has 531 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 79.1 percent. The interview lift is 9.4 percent, indicating that interviews provide a benefit. The median days to allowance is 1123, which is a duration for communications and networking applications.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Bytedance Inc., and MediaTek Inc. are top companies. Anova Law Group, PLLC, Astute IP Law Group, and JCIPRNET are top firms. The 79.1 percent allowance rate and 1123-day median pendency suggest the prosecution environment. Practitioners can use the 9.4 percent interview lift to resolve technical issues and maintain progress toward the 1123-day median allowance, building on the 79.1 percent baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+17.1% vs TC avg
546
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 531 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
32.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17987067 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE WITH VISUALIZATION OF AN AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
19087286 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18992788 ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER WITH ADAPTIVE FILTER STRENGTH Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18544456 INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SEE-THROUGH WARNING SYSTEM AND INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SEE-THROUGH WARNING METHOD Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James M Pontius's allowance rate?

79.1% of resolved applications examined by James M Pontius were allowed (531 resolved cases), compared with 63.2% across Art Unit 2483 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James M Pontius?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.4 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 M Pontius take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James M Pontius took 1,123 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James M Pontius work in?

James M Pontius examines applications in Art Unit 2483 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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