Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GALKA, LAWRENCE STEFAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2621 3714 3715 3717

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
895
Total Applications
+18.5%
Interview Lift
1020
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 871 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18400088 GAME SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18779565 LLM-BASED AUDIO SURFACING OF PERSONALIZED GAME RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18788337 Method Of Audio Error Detection Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18897829 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-PART PERSISTENT CONTENT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18852285 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18402146 CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE FOR A REAL-TIME STRATEGY VIDEO GAME Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18797960 STATE MANAGEMENT FOR VIDEO GAME HELP SESSIONS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18621285 Synthetic Theater Operations Research Model GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of the Navy

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