Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DICKERSON, CHAD S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2672 2681 2682 2683

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
+0.6% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
1171
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 610 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18890819 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18890319 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18802214 IMAGE-FORMING SYSTEM, METHOD, SERVER APPARATUS, AND CLIENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18797654 CONTROL METHOD THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO USE HALFTONE PROCESSING, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18795304 STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18746175 PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18180406 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18275144 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18586840 IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18545465 CONTEXT AWARE DIGITAL VISION AND RECOGNITION Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18432169 METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING SUPER RESOLUTION IMAGE Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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