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Examiner James J Wilcox

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 203 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2012
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner James J Wilcox has allowed 129 of 203 decided applications (64%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

64% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

James J Wilcox maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 203 disposed applications, 129 were allowed and 74 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 64%. This record spans a single art unit (2169) and represents the examiner's pooled history in TC 2100. The allowance rate reflects outcomes on decided applications only and does not include pending cases.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates all applications across the examiner's art units. The 64% allowance rate and application counts describe historical outcomes on decided cases and are not predictions of any specific application's fate. Pooled figures mask variation across individual art units; applicants may consult per-unit records for subject-matter-specific detail. Aggregate statistics remain descriptive of past record only.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2169
203 APPS · 64% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

64% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 47%
DISPOSITION129 / 74 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.2 moart unit avg 24.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.1 moart unit avg 40 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility41% · art unit 57%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)67%
§103 — Obviousness76% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness31%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW84%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW41%+43 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 107 decided applications with an interview and 96 without.

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Questions about Examiner James J Wilcox

  • What is James J Wilcox's overall allowance rate?
    64%, calculated over 203 disposed applications (129 allowed, 74 abandoned). This figure is a description of historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    One art unit (2169) in Technology Center 2100. The pooled record reflects all applications across that unit.
  • What does the allowance rate include and exclude?
    The 64% rate covers only decided applications (allowed plus abandoned). Pending applications are excluded. The rate is not a share of all filings, only of disposed cases.
  • Can I use this rate to predict the outcome of my application?
    No. Pooled historical allowance rates are descriptive of past record only and are not predictions of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner James J Wilcox has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 203 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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