Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HENRY, THOMAS HAYNES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3717

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.3%
Allow Rate
-19.7% vs TC avg
548
Total Applications
+38.2%
Interview Lift
1316
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 519 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18475432 GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING SYMBIOTIC OBJECTIVES Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18632059 INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18504652 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED GAMING Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18406292 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18513451 CONTEXT AWARE AI NONPLAYER CHARACTERS FOR VIDEO GAME INTERACTIVITY Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18475127 ADAPTIVE ENCODING BASED ON INDIVIDUAL GAMER SENSITIVITY TO VISUAL ARTIFACTS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19176364 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURE AND USE OF LOCAL ELEMENTS IN GAMEPLAY Non-Final OA ImagineAR, Inc.
19029570 USER-INITIATED PICK DUPLICATION Final Rejection Rebet, Inc.
18150768 DIRECTIONAL PADS COMPRISING A FORCE SENSOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18587071 Method And Apparatus Of Dynamic Diegetic Audio Generation Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18701294 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING SPORTS-RELATED DATA Non-Final OA AdrenalineIP
18639509 ON-DEMAND AUTHENTICATION OF SOFTWARE OF A GAMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA IGT
18632694 SYMBOL ACCUMULATION SEQUENCE WITH A FUTURE ACCUMULATION AWARD AMOUNT ENHANCEMENT FEATURE Non-Final OA IGT
18631527 CREATING AND DELIVERING VIRTUAL CONTENT FOR GAMING OBJECTS BASED ON PLAYER GROUP CONTENT PREFERENCES Non-Final OA IGT
18416515 GATEWAY TO BUILD FREE GAMES BONUS Non-Final OA IGT
18660564 GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH SYMBOL PORTING FEATURE Non-Final OA LNW Gaming, Inc.
18621786 VIDEO GAME AUDIO GENERATION Non-Final OA Electronic Arts Inc.
18491497 SYSTEM FOR RENDERING SKIN TONE WITHIN A GAME APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Electronic Arts Inc.
18501379 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GAMING PLAYER BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA Acres Technology
18633134 USER INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR GAME MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Modern Football Inc.
18612208 Modifying Software Functionality with Generative Artificial Intelligence Non-Final OA Games Global Operations Limited
18241627 INTERACTIVE DYNAMIC NARRATIVE PRODUCTION AND PLAYBACK Non-Final OA Haiba LLC

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