Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DOTTIN, DARRYL V

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2673 2676 2677 2681 2683 3784

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
553
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
768
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 546 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18907899 MONITORING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR MONITORING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18884236 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18790030 CIRCUIT BOARD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18629647 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WHICH TRANSMITS IMAGE DATA TO AN EXTERNAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18987639 IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18919511 COLORIMETRIC SHEET PRODUCTION METHOD, COLORIMETRIC SHEET PRODUCTION PROGRAM, PRINTER PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PRINTER PRODUCTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

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