Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FALEY, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2652 2693

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.2%
Allow Rate
+3.2% vs TC avg
469
Total Applications
+45.8%
Interview Lift
906
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 443 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18804457 Apparatus and Method for Reducing Spectral Distortion in a System for Reproducing Virtual Acoustics via Loudspeakers Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18692154 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18901374 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CUSTOMIZED AUDIO Non-Final OA Google LLC
18841545 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CUSTOMIZED AUDIO Non-Final OA Google LLC
17139663 CONTROL METHOD, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND EXPANSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
18893330 RENDERING OF REVERBERATION WITH CONFIGURABLE INITIAL CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18185352 VIBRATION SENSOR Final Rejection SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18292543 Muting Specific Talkers Using a Beamforming Microphone Array Non-Final OA Biamp Systems, LLC

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