Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KANG, ANNABELLE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2695

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+18.0% vs TC avg
39
Total Applications
-16.7%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
33.5%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18707301 SPATIAL AUDIO PARAMETER DECODING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18490359 Generating Parametric Spatial Audio Representations Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18275238 Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for Enabling Audio Rendering Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18282115 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION AND SPEECH ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection MAGIC LEAP, INC.
18496140 HEARING MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18370764 RELOCATION OF SOUND COMPONENTS IN SPATIAL AUDIO CONTENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18398467 Metamaterials and Acoustic Lenses in Haptic Systems Final Rejection SIM IP HXR LLC
18789429 VIDEO-TO-MUSIC MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18797459 SPEAKERS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18466895 MEMS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN MEMS AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING AN MEMS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18180429 MULTI-CHANNEL CONVERTERS AND RECONFIGURATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
18716352 ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATION DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NITERRA CO., LTD.
18570589 In-Situ Hearing Assessment and Customized Fitting of Hearing Devices Non-Final OA Eargo, Inc.

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