Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GAUTHIER, GERALD

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2653 2692 2694

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.1%
Allow Rate
+29.1% vs TC avg
1,843
Total Applications
+6.5%
Interview Lift
949
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1823 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
31.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18402975 Utilizing Athletic Activities to Augment Audible Compositions Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18746937 COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS HAVING DATA STRUCTURES CONFIGURED FOR MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION OF ENTITIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18936243 EARBUDS Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18865643 PRIVACY-PRESERVING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PERSONALIZED SOUND DISCOVERY WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Google LLC
18807588 CUSTOMIZING VIRTUAL MEETING INVITES Non-Final OA Google LLC
18941587 DETERMINING CONCEPT RELATIONSHIPS IN DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS UTILIZING A SPARSE GRAPH RECOVERY MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18822832 Communication Session Sentiment Scoring Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
19037613 POWER SHARING FOR SMART DOORBELL HEAD AND CHIME CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Roku, Inc.
18493676 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPATIAL ENCODING AND FEATURE GENERATORS FOR ENHANCING INFORMATION EXTRACTION Final Rejection INTUIT INC.
19170622 ECHO CANCELLATION Non-Final OA Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
18457091 MULTISTEP SOUND PREFERENCE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

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