Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HIGGS, STELLA EUN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2141 2179 2189 3628 3681 3683 3686

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.7%
Allow Rate
-13.3% vs TC avg
402
Total Applications
+35.2%
Interview Lift
1386
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 359 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
43.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17831730 PERSONALIZED DATA GRAPHS INCLUDING USER DOMAIN CONCEPTS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17780445 MACHINE-LEARNED MODELS IN SUPPORT OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18167947 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18336020 IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD FOR IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18739226 CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18122925 DISPLAY METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
19111824 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RISKS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Final Rejection RIKEN
19068476 SYSTEM FOR RECRUITING CLINICAL TRIAL TARGETS BASED ON BIG DATA Final Rejection GREEN-RIBBON Corp.

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