Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CUFF, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3627 3711 3715 3716 3741

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.9%
Allow Rate
+11.9% vs TC avg
733
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
938
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 708 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18535435 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SERVER LOAD BALANCING AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18673154 LOADING NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS IN CURRENT RANGE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19241183 HISTORICAL PLAYTHROUGH FOR ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS Final Rejection AviaGames, Inc.
18241109 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLAYING GAMES WITHIN A GAME ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18416288 Systems and Methods for Nonplayer Character (NPC) Personalization and Electronic Game Control Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18451225 SPEECH ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18446047 SENSOR SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd
18746140 GENERAL GAMING ENGINE Non-Final OA CFPH, LLC
18774481 TRACKING QUANTITIES OF WINNING SYMBOLS FOR TRIGGERING ADDITIONAL SYMBOL EVALUATIONS Non-Final OA IGT
18665128 Games Awarding Prizes Displayed in Winning Symbol Positions Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18637020 ADJUSTING INDIVIDUALIZED CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE TO USERS OF AN ONLINE GAME BASED ON USER GAMEPLAY INFORMATION Non-Final OA Kabam, Inc.
18738276 AUTOMATIC WAGER METHOD Non-Final OA Adrenaline IP
18681883 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATCHING GAME AFTER CHARACTER IS ELIMINATED, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18633784 CUSTOMIZABLE GAME CONTROLLER Non-Final OA ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
18242686 GAME ENGINES WITH SMART CONTRACT SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL WALLETS Final Rejection STRONG FORCE TX PORTFOLIO 2018, LLC
18367327 PERSISTENCE OF PLAYER STATE VARIABLES IN A PEER TO PEER ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA VRChat Inc.
18569069 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO GAMES Non-Final OA GGQ COMPANY INC.
17963884 Competition Management Final Rejection Social Venture Partners, LLC

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