Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James E Richardson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RICHARDSON, JAMES E

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2167 2169

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

RICHARDSON, JAMES E is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2100 and art unit 2167. The profile contains 522 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 81.6% and a median of 1113 days to allowance. The resolved-case volume provides a broad record for evaluating prosecution tendencies. The allowance rate indicates that a large share of matters in this record reached allowance, although the median timeline remains extended.

The interview lift is 31.0%, making interviews a material feature of the allowance pattern shown here. Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., Comcast Cable Communications LLC, and Net App Inc. are the listed leading companies. BakerHostetler, BUCHALTER - MAXLINEAR, INC., and Cooper Legal Group LLC are the listed leading firms. Practitioners may want to give interviews a defined role in claim strategy and docket planning, particularly because the median path to allowance is 1113 days.

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

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
536
Total Applications
+31.0%
Interview Lift
1113
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19160398 CONTENT SEARCH METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19431017 TRAINING AN AGENT FOR ITERATIVE MULTI-ATTRIBUTE INDEX SELECTION Non-Final OA Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering gGmbH
19051096 ENCODING AND DECODING TRIE DATA STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED GENERATION OF CUSTOMER JOURNEY ANALYTICS Non-Final OA Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James E Richardson's allowance rate?

81.6% of resolved applications examined by James E Richardson were allowed (522 resolved cases), compared with 72.9% across Art Unit 2167 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James E Richardson?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.0 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 E Richardson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James E Richardson took 1,113 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James E Richardson work in?

James E Richardson examines applications in Art Unit 2167 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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