Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RICHARDSON, JAMES E

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2167 2169

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
521
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1124
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 509 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
71.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18988340 MANAGEMENT OF CONTENT Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18749115 DECOUPLED DATABASE SEARCH SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA MongoDB, Inc.
19186809 DATABASE LOCKING USING LOGICAL LOCK MECHANISM Non-Final OA NEUSTAR, INC.
18848805 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SEARCH RESULTS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Douyin Vision (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
19074239 MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DATABASE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18537012 SNAPSHOT ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Cohesity, Inc.
19051096 ENCODING AND DECODING TRIE DATA STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED GENERATION OF CUSTOMER JOURNEY ANALYTICS Non-Final OA Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month