Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HUBER, PAUL W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2627 2686 2687 2691

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
1,136
Total Applications
+9.8%
Interview Lift
724
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
35.1%
§102 Novelty
33.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19029939 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SURROUND SOUND IN MULTI CHANNEL SPEAKER ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18942101 ROTATABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17749922 Audio Object Renderer, Methods for determining loudspeaker gains and computer program using panned object loudspeaker gains and spread object loudspeaker gains Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19106205 SOUND REPRODUCING DEVICE, ACOUSTIC SYSTEM, AND MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18695481 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18615914 AUDIO BEAM STEERING, TRACKING AND AUDIO EFFECTS FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18226872 Determining Spatial Audio Parameters Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18833065 SOUND FIELD ROTATION Non-Final OA DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
18571521 Electronic Device Audio Adjustment Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18974153 TRASH CAN OR PLANTER POT ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SPEAKER AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA JME & Co. NYC, LLC

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