Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/752,543

PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 24, 2024

Priority

Jun 30, 2023 — JP 2023-108521

Examiner

DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP

Art Unit

2683

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 60% of cases after interview

— +16.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 490 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP View full profile →

Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

293 granted / 490 resolved

-2.2% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

517

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

94.7%

+54.7% vs TC avg

§102

3.2%

-36.8% vs TC avg

§112

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 490 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 24, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 08, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 08, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

3y 7m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/455,722

Patent 12671778

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PROHIBITING NEW USER OF PRINTING DEVICE FROM ACCESSING USER INFORMATION OF FORMER USER

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/343,484

Patent 12664754

SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING USERS WITH COLOR BLINDNESS

2y 12m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/438,251

Patent 12641186

IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE READING CONTROL METHOD

2y 3m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/045,190

Patent 12618965

TUNED MEDICAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING

3y 6m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

60%

Grant Probability

76%

With Interview (+16.5%)

3y 6m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 490 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.