Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HYLINSKI, STEVEN J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2626 3714 3715 3717

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+5.5% vs TC avg
955
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
1016
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 926 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.4%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19050970 GAMING MACHINE HAVING SEPARATED FEATURE GAMES Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18848116 FACE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18928143 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL PROP, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18983285 POSITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POSITION MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
16370150 CONTENT RECOMMENDATION BASED ON GAME PROGRESS Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18960653 CONTEXT-BASED VIRTUAL ASSISTANT ON VEHICLE Non-Final OA Textron Inc.
18677366 PAYTABLE MODIFICATIONS FOR WAGERING GAMES USING CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS Non-Final OA IGT
18732378 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING VIRTUAL VEHICLE OPERATION CORRESPONDING TO REAL-WORLD VEHICLE OPERATION Final Rejection Quanata, LLC
18620306 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND GAME SYSTEM Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.

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