Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2421 2427 2884

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.8%
Allow Rate
-12.2% vs TC avg
462
Total Applications
+27.8%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 446 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
66.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18721873 CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD OF CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, MOVING BODY AND OPERATION METHOD OF MOVING BODY, TERMINAL DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF TERMINAL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18828492 VIDEO TRANSMITTER APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECEIVER APPARATUS Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
18902690 DYNAMIC INTEGRATION OF CUSTOMIZED SUPPLEMENTAL MEDIA CONTENT Non-Final OA Google LLC
18513062 METHOD, SERVER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA 17LIVE Japan Inc.
18902258 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY STREAMING MEDIA SOURCES Non-Final OA The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18988182 RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WITH REDUCED BIAS BASED ON A VIEW HISTORY Non-Final OA ROKU, INC.
18752630 ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE (EPG) FOR ACCESSING LINEAR CHANNELS AND DYNAMIC CHANNELS Non-Final OA Philo, Inc.
18537023 Method for Notifying Programmes of Interest to a User of a Media Decoder Non-Final OA SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS
18651613 THERMAL IMAGING INCLUDING AN EXTENDED SHORT WAVE INFRARED LIGHT SOURCE TO IDENTIFY AN OBJECT Non-Final OA LightPath Technologies, Inc.

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