Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James S Wozniak, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WOZNIAK, JAMES S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2600 2626 2655 2657

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

WOZNIAK, JAMES S works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2600. Across 409 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 58.9%, the interview lift is 39.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1324 days. The positive interview measure suggests that interviews may materially assist prosecution when they address the examiner’s actual concerns. The allowance result indicates that those discussions should be integrated with careful claim and response strategy.

The leading companies are NEC Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Snap Inc. The leading firms are Cooper Legal Group LLC, Keller Preece PLLC, and McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP. The applicant mix reflects communications, electronics, and software-related products. Practitioners may benefit from preparing alternative amendment positions and using interviews to distinguish the claimed technical arrangement from the cited art.

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

Performance Statistics

58.9%
Allow Rate
-3.1% vs TC avg
441
Total Applications
+39.9%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 409 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18377590 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGISTRATION OF USER COMMAND Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19096826 TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD OF TERMINAL AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18701638 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19086261 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18771779 GENERATING MULTILINGUAL VISION LANGUAGE MODELS UTILIZING CONTRASTIVE LANGUAGE IMAGE PRETRAINING Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James S Wozniak's allowance rate?

58.9% of resolved applications examined by James S Wozniak were allowed (409 resolved cases), compared with 84.5% across Art Unit 2600 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James S Wozniak?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.9 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 S Wozniak take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James S Wozniak took 1,324 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James S Wozniak work in?

James S Wozniak examines applications in Art Unit 2600 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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