Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, CHIA WEI A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2622 2637 2664 2696 2699

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+15.1% vs TC avg
682
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
970
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 660 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18937835 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PHOTOGRAPHING THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19231438 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18464683 Flicker Mitigation for Image Capture Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18821160 Intelligent Focus Adjustment of a Variable Focus Imaging Assembly Non-Final OA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18847613 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18981739 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18817343 CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18627527 IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18618573 IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18577477 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18538400 CAMERA MODULE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18766772 MOTION CONTROLLED CAMERA SYSTEM Final Rejection DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
19004935 FOLDABLE MOBILE DEVICE CAMERA AND FACE DETECTION Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC

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