Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WASHINGTON, JAMARES

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2625 2675 2681 2682 2876 3661

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jamares Washington, an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2625, has resolved 697 cases. His allowance rate is 81.3 percent. This 81.3 percent rate suggests a favorable outlook for applicants, with a high majority of cases resulting in a patent grant. The 81.3 percent figure indicates a consistent tendency toward allowance across the 697 cases resolved.

The interview lift is 11.4 percent. This 11.4 percent lift indicates that interviews can be a helpful supplement to written prosecution, even with an 81.3 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should use this information to determine the value of an interview in specific cases. The 11.4 percent lift can be particularly useful for resolving complex technical rejections.

The median days to allowance is 935. This 935-day timeline is relatively efficient for Tech Center 3600. The combination of an 81.3 percent allowance rate and a 935-day median duration across 697 resolved cases provides a strong statistical foundation for planning prosecution strategies in Art Unit 2625.

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

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+29.4% vs TC avg
712
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
936
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 699 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
60.6%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18946632 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNITION OF A MOTION IN A VIDEO Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18826460 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18504156 JOB EXECUTION SERVICE SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND JOB EXECUTION SERVICE METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18897683 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18820345 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON- TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18768230 PRINTER Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18945722 PRINTING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18652858 SUPPORT APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18378188 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SETTING A NAMING RULE FOR A FILE NAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18919876 IMAGE READING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18822375 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18963010 IMAGE READING DEVICE CAPABLE OF READING PLURALITY OF DOCUMENT SHEETS OF DIFFERENT SIZES THAT ARE PLACED ON DOCUMENT SHEET PLACING PORTION, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18968316 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHARACTER STRING OF LICENSE PLATE OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA THINKWARE CORPORATION

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