Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BLAISE, MALINA D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3716 3717 3729

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.5%
Allow Rate
-12.5% vs TC avg
688
Total Applications
+39.4%
Interview Lift
1141
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 656 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18933913 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRIVING SCENARIO SIMULATOR Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18908908 GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18258811 OPERATION DEVICE, OPERATION SYSTEM, AND OPERATION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
19043710 REDUCING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICIFIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) OBJECTS IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18804942 NEURAL MODELS FOR KEY PHRASE DETECTION AND QUESTION GENERATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18689540 Computer System and Emotion Estimation Method Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18967005 DATA CONVERSION APPARATUS, DATA CONVERSION METHOD, AND DATA CONVERSION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18889811 WILD SYMBOL DUAL USE MULTIPLIER FEATURES Non-Final OA IGT
18776745 SYMBOL ACCUMULATION SEQUENCE WITH AN AMOUNT REPLICATING FEATURE Final Rejection IGT
18745544 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING A SECONDARY ELECTRONIC GAME IN A GAMING VENUE Final Rejection IGT
18740219 PRIVACY PRESERVING RESPONSIBLE GAMING Final Rejection IGT
18677289 GAMING DEVICE MANAGEMENT ACROSS DIFFERENT GAMING DEVICE CONTROLLERS Final Rejection IGT
16871677 REACTION PREDICTION USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation

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