Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THOMPSON, JAMES A

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

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

James A Thompson operates in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611. The examiner has managed 734 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 85.1%. The median days to allowance is 1040, which is a duration for this tech center. These metrics suggest a predictable environment for applicants.

The interview lift is 3.0%, which is an increase compared to the 85.1% baseline. This suggests that the allowance rate is primarily driven by the written record. For practitioners, the 3.0% lift indicates that while interviews are available, they may not be as transformative as they are with other examiners. The 1040-day median pendency provides a benchmark for the timeline. With 734 resolved cases, the examiner has an extensive track record that supports the 85.1% allowance rate as an expectation for prosecution in Art Unit 2611.

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

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
739
Total Applications
+3.0%
Interview Lift
1040
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 734 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
57.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§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.
18826434 ENVIRONMENT-MODELING BASED CAMERA ADAPTATION FOR PASSTHROUGH EXTENDED REALITY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19009869 IMAGE FILE CREATION METHOD AND IMAGE FILE CREATION DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19022156 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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
19075137 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXED REALITY Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18862896 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA STRUCTURE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18877615 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL DISPLAY INTERFACE IN EXTENDED-REALITY SPACE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19004073 AUTOMATIC ANIMATION OF VISUAL CONTENT Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
19044390 OPTIMIZING GRID-BASED COMPUTE GRAPHS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19082045 APPEARANCE INFILLING IN VIDEO Non-Final OA Armada Systems, Inc.

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