Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KANAAN, SIMON P

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2407 2432 2492

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.7%

Allow Rate

+24.7% vs TC avg

673

Total Applications

+16.0%

Interview Lift

1116

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 660 resolved cases, 2023–2026

12.4%

§101 Eligibility

26.3%

§102 Novelty

41.5%

§103 Obviousness

12.3%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19078000	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19114378	ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOF	Non-Final OA	nChain Licensing AG
18992454	INFORMATION COLLECTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	NTT, Inc.
19063734	PROVIDING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOR GENERATING PHYSICALLY OBFUSCATED INFORMATION ON A CHIP	Non-Final OA	Infineon Technologies AG
17940962	REMOTE ATTESTATION	Non-Final OA	International Business Machines Corporation

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