Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: AUGUSTIN, MARCELLUS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2625 2668 2674 2682 3624

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+29.6% vs TC avg
884
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
946
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 860 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18725127 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND REPRESENTATIVE COORDINATE DERIVATION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
17755684 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18645902 IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18395967 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, WEARABLE TERMINAL, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18555814 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VISUAL CAPTIONS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18889248 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18887922 PRINTING SYSTEM, EXAMINATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18818347 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18816046 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18815617 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18600943 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18907880 OBJECT TRACKING AND ENTITY RESOLUTION Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18799661 MEDIA PROVENANCE CERTIFICATION VIA FRAGILE WATERMARKING Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18779998 USING VOICE INPUT TO CONTROL A USER INTERFACE WITHIN AN APPLICATION Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18359088 CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENT OF LIGHTING THROUGH VIDEO STREAM Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18690058 TRANSMISSION OF SCANNED DOCUMENT TO DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS USING DIFFERENT SIZE FILES Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18561158 POSE ESTIMATION FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA DIGITAL SURGERY LIMITED

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