Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BUTCHER, BRIAN M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2627 2683 2688 2689

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brian M. Butcher has 853 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600. The allowance rate is 77.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 777. These 853 resolved cases are the basis for the metrics in Art Unit 2627. The 777-day median provides a timeline for the cases resolved by this examiner and serves as a benchmark for prosecution in this group.

The interview lift is 14.3 percent. This metric indicates the change in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. Given the 77.7 percent allowance rate, the 14.3 percent lift is a factor for practitioners to consider. In Tech Center 2600, the lift is a data point for strategy. The 853 resolved cases reflect the examiner's experience with various applications. The 777-day median pendency is a reference for future filings and for managing the patent acquisition process.

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

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
880
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
777
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 853 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
32.3%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19334721 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Providing Application Functions and Device Functions Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19330551 CACHING AND REFERENCING STRATEGIES FOR INTERACTION WITH INFORMATIONAL CONTENT IN A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19098793 TIMING CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF DRIVING TIMING CONTROLLER Final Rejection LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
19341445 CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19409653 DISPLAY DEVICE, TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19203973 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18973021 TOUCH DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18309561 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19430949 TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH SENSOR Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
19091578 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH VR IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL FUNCTION, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19157380 DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19318545 A METHOD FOR DEXTEROUS HAND MOVEMENT DECODING BASED ON SYNERGY BASIS MANIFOLD Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18937886 MODIFYING ARTIFICIAL REALITY TRIGGERED BY SITTING AND STANDING MOVEMENTS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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