Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HSU, RYAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3716

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.6%
Allow Rate
-13.4% vs TC avg
668
Total Applications
+18.5%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 613 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
29.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18425178 GAMING TABLE SYSTEM Non-Final OA ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18354596 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLOT MACHINE GAME DEVELOPMENT UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE GAME DESIGN SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sierra Artificial Neural Networks
18669643 Picture Display Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
16152492 Importing State Data From A Video Stream Into A Gaming Session Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18700280 OPERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18670646 DETECTING THE ONSET OF MOTION SICKNESS USING GAME CONSOLE CAMERA Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18461500 PRESENTATION DEVICE AND GAMING MACHINE Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
17939825 COMPUTER SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF COMPUTER SYSTEM Non-Final OA BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
18543229 TRACKING CURRENCY RECEIVED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SERVICING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE Final Rejection IGT
18529795 HISTORICAL EVENT BASED DETERMINATIONS Final Rejection IGT
18322635 BONUS GAME FOR A WAGERING GAME WITH A LUCKY NUMBER GAME PLAY FEATURE Final Rejection IGT
18132023 PARTIAL GAMBLE FEATURE FOR A WAGERING GAME Non-Final OA IGT
17968562 ACTIVATING, DEACTIVATING AND REACTIVATING REEL SETS Final Rejection IGT
17856348 FORMING OFFERS WITH ACCUMULATED SYMBOLS Final Rejection IGT
17834082 INTELLIGENT NEAR MISS ELIMINATOR Final Rejection IGT
18251694 GAME SYSTEM THAT ACCUMULATES SYMBOLS TO INCREASE BONUS POINTS Final Rejection JUMBO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18477952 COLLECTION MECHANIC AND PICK FEATURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN ELECTRONIC GAMING Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18372992 ELECTRONIC GAME WITH MULTIPLE REEL AREAS AND PERSISTENT BLOCKING SYMBOLS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18465009 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A CONTINUOUS SYMBOL SEQUENCE MECHANIC USING PERSISTENT AWARD VALUES Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18459846 Randomly Improving Winning Combinations Through Additional Game Windows in a Random Based Gaming Environment Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18239513 GAME OPERATION HAVING PREDEFINED DISPLAY PATTERNS FOR TRIGGERING A BONUS GAME IN A RANDOM BASED GAMING ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
17841587 ASSIGNING MULTIPLIER VALUES BASED ON RANDOM GAME OUTCOMES OF PRECEDING REELS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18735696 Gaming Device with Retriggerable Randomly Collectable Composite Feature Game Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18430417 GAMING DEVICE WITH QUALIFIER SYMBOL LINKED GAME EVENTS AND METHODS OF PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18428947 Gaming Systems with Overlay Prize Symbols Overlaying Moving Underlying Prize Award Symbols Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18423197 Gaming Device with Feature Game Upgrade in Additional Windows and Additional Game Play Characteristics Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18225469 Electronic Gaming Machine Having Spinning Reels with Dynamically Allocated Symbol Stacks Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18099768 Method of Gaming, a Gaming System and a Game Controller Having Moveable Symbols at Increasing Display Positions with Different Appearances Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
17953232 Electronic Gaming Device and System for Replicating a Single Window Game with Configurable Symbols to Multi-Window Game with Persistent Configurable Symbols Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
17674667 GAMING SYSTEM Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited

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