Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HENRY, THOMAS HAYNES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3717

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-18.6% vs TC avg
561
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
1458
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 535 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18810638 SPORT BALL ATHLETIC ACTIVITY MONITORING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA adidas AG
18639278 USE OF BIOMETRIC SIGNAL TO TRIGGER RECORDING OF COMPUTER GAME CLIP Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18406292 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18772064 INFORMATION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18475432 GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING SYMBIOTIC OBJECTIVES Final Rejection Truist Bank
18504652 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED GAMING Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18639509 ON-DEMAND AUTHENTICATION OF SOFTWARE OF A GAMING SYSTEM Final Rejection IGT
18150768 DIRECTIONAL PADS COMPRISING A FORCE SENSOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
19007362 INTERACTIVE CHARACTER SYSTEM WITH TOY CHARACTER RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE CUSTOMIZATION Non-Final OA Zebbie Limited
18491497 SYSTEM FOR RENDERING SKIN TONE WITHIN A GAME APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Electronic Arts Inc.
18612208 Modifying Software Functionality with Generative Artificial Intelligence Final Rejection Games Global Operations Limited

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