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Last updated: October 27, 2026

James Paul Seymour, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SEYMOUR, JAMES PAUL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2413 2414 2419

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

SEYMOUR, JAMES PAUL works in Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2413. The profile contains 11 resolved cases, a 36.4% allowance rate, and a 21.4% interview lift. The median days to allowance is 921. Because the resolved-case base is small, the metrics should be viewed as preliminary indicators rather than a settled prosecution pattern.

The listed companies are ZTE Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Vivacqua Crane, Apple Inc. -- FKM, and BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP. The positive interview measure supports considering examiner discussions, but additional case history is needed before adopting a broad portfolio strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

36.4%
Allow Rate
-21.6% vs TC avg
79
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
921
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 11 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18265427 CONTROLLING UPLINK POWER LEVEL OF RADIO CELLS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18944794 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING BASED LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (LCM) Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18463760 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING MEASUREMENT REPORT AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17964221 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT FOR BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18129672 JOINT CHANNEL ESTIMATION FOR MULTIPLE DOWNLINK TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18599555 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18303928 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18122676 STATIC NETWORK FABRIC AT A PREFAB FACTORY Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18963194 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18344036 INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18309454 Communication Method and Communication Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18274464 MILLIMETER WAVE MODULE CIRCUIT AND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18759653 KNOWN DATA INDICATOR FOR TIME DOMAIN COUPLED CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18514676 CHANNEL AWARE INTERLEAVING Non-Final OA Qualcomm Incorporated
18490049 SUPPORT OF PARTIAL MIGRATION OF A MOBILE NODE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18262096 MANAGING QUALITY FOR VIDEO SERVICE Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18282714 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
19117653 TIME-SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICE, TIME-SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18303324 HANDLING USER PLANE DATA IN A RELAYING SCENARIO Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18550796 RESOURCE MAPPING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (UCI) Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18647715 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18645584 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURED GRANT UPLINK HARQ OPERATION WITH NETWORK CODING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18737887 IRREGULAR CHANNEL BANDWIDTH SUPPORT MECHANISM Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
17989459 RADIO FREQUENCY PA MID DEVICE, RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSCEIVING SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18955321 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18858585 BASE STATION SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SYSTEM, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18290946 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
19017133 TUNNELED QUERY FOR DISCOVERING NEIGHBORING ACCESS POINTS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18529091 TECHNIQUES FOR ON-PREMISE WIRELESS WIDE AREA ACCESS CONNECTIVITY EQUIPMENT SHARING IN MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18234411 Bluetooth audio playback apparatus and Bluetooth communication method thereof having audio source scanning mechanism Final Rejection REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James Paul Seymour's allowance rate?

36.4% of resolved applications examined by James Paul Seymour were allowed (11 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2413 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James Paul Seymour?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.4 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 Paul Seymour take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James Paul Seymour took 921 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James Paul Seymour work in?

James Paul Seymour examines applications in Art Unit 2413 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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