Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James A Thompson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as THOMPSON, JAMES A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2615 2616 2625 2628

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

THOMPSON, JAMES A is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2611. The record contains 737 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 85.2%, and a median of 1040 days to allowance. The reported interview lift is 2.9%.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Canon Inc. are the listed companies. The listed firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, Artegis Law Group, LLP, and Astute IP Law Group. The allowance figure provides a substantial observed basis for prosecution planning, but the median timing indicates that favorable outcomes may still require extended attention. The limited interview lift supports using interviews selectively, with the written response and application-specific issues remaining central to strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

85.2%
Allow Rate
+23.2% vs TC avg
754
Total Applications
+2.9%
Interview Lift
1040
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 737 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19076378 METHOD OF GENERATING FULLBODY ANIMATABLE PERSON AVATAR FROM SINGLE IMAGE OF PERSON, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM IMPLEMENTING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19068848 METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA BETWEEN DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18826434 ENVIRONMENT-MODELING BASED CAMERA ADAPTATION FOR PASSTHROUGH EXTENDED REALITY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19033738 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF GENERATING LAYOUT IMAGE INCLUDING TEXT ASSOCIATED WITH SELECTED IMAGE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18862896 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA STRUCTURE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19022156 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18966948 MULTISTAGE SEARCH AND RESULTS UTILIZING PRESTORED IMAGE ASSETS AND ADAPTIVE CACHING TO MINIMIZE MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA AND ENERGY COSTS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19044390 OPTIMIZING GRID-BASED COMPUTE GRAPHS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19019747 IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM USING RAY TRACING Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James A Thompson's allowance rate?

85.2% of resolved applications examined by James A Thompson were allowed (737 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James A Thompson?

This examiner's interview lift is +2.9 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 A Thompson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James A Thompson took 1,040 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James A Thompson work in?

James A Thompson examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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