Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FAHNERT, FRIEDRICH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2654 2692

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+22.1% vs TC avg
665
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
929
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 648 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
80.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18027728 Spatial Audio Rendering Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18766162 IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17929048 RESULTANT ACOUSTICS FIELD-BASED WORKPLACE LEVEL CONTROL Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18536278 METHOD FOR REALIZING SPEAKER ARRAY-ORIENTED MULTIPLE FILTER SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18257901 SOUND ATTENUATION RATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18771449 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGINE SOUND ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18356976 AMBIENT NOISE MANAGEMENT TO FACILITATE USER AWARENESS AND INTERACTION Final Rejection BOSE CORPORATION
18721549 ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
18595089 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING SOUND SOURCE BASED ON AMPLIFICATION POWER CONTROL ACCORDING TO VOLUME LEVEL Final Rejection Meewang, Inc.
18574509 HEADSET Final Rejection CLUISTROM3D LIMITED
18078461 PRODUCING A RECORDING FROM SOUND SOURCE DATA BASED ON A SOUND PROFILE Non-Final OA Constellation Productions, Inc.

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