Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2691

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chimezie Ezeriwe Bekee is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2691. He has 25 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 64.0%. This 64.0% rate indicates a favorable environment for applicants. The interview lift is 39.1%, which is quite high. This 39.1% lift suggests that interviews are an exceptionally effective way to move cases toward allowance compared to the 64.0% baseline and should be a primary strategy for those on his docket.

The median days to allowance for his cases is 977. This 977 duration is a relatively efficient timeline, suggesting a faster path to resolution than many other units in Tech Center 2600. With 25 resolved cases, the 64.0% allowance rate is a promising indicator for new applications. Practitioners should use the 39.1% interview lift to further improve their chances and take advantage of the 977-day median pendency. Examiner Bekee's data shows that direct communication is highly rewarded in Art Unit 2691.

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

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
+2.0% vs TC avg
51
Total Applications
+39.1%
Interview Lift
977
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
75.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18895319 ACTIVE CANCELLATION OF NOISE FROM MOTION SENSOR SIGNALS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19108402 MULTI-STREAM PROCESSING OF SINGLE-STREAM DATA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18417710 REMIXING MULTICHANNEL AUDIO BASED ON SPEAKER POSITION Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18043133 LOW COMPLEXITY HOWLING SUPPRESSION FOR PORTABLE KARAOKE Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18076872 Spatial Audio Object Positional Distribution within Spatial Audio Communication Systems Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18883801 Information Display Regarding Playback Queue Subscriptions Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18705732 DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE COORDINATION SYSTEM, AND AUDIO PLAYBACK METHOD Final Rejection MAXELL, LTD.
18732138 SPEAKER VIBRATION ISOLATOR Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18949332 DYNAMIC SOUND OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION Non-Final OA ROKU, INC.
18956249 EARPHONES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18803516 OPEN EARPHONES Final Rejection SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18540944 COMPOSITE DIAPHRAGM AND SOUND-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18573325 METHOD OF SWITCHING AUDIO INPUT AND OUTPUT APPLIED TO LIVE STREAMING, AND LIVE STREAMING DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18271222 AUDIO CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND AUDIO PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18110371 HEARING DEVICE Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S

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