Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Carl Victor Larsen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LARSEN, CARL VICTOR

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3711 3715 3716

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

LARSEN, CARL VICTOR is associated with Tech Center 3700 and art unit 3711. The profile reports 641 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 69.7%, and a median of 993 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 19.7% lift in the allowance rate. The figures give practitioners a basis for considering both expected examination duration and the role of direct engagement in prosecution strategy.

The listed companies are Netease (hangzhou) Network Co., Ltd., Sony Group Corporation, and Aristocrat Technologies Inc. The listed firms are LUNG TIN LLC, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. These appearances can help identify counsel and applicants with relevant experience before the examiner. Practitioners may use the record to guide portfolio reviews and interview preparation, while recognizing that aggregate outcomes do not predict treatment of a specific application.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
At TC average
678
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 641 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19000202 VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA, METHOD, AND GAME CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Nintendo Co., Ltd.
18776144 CUSTOMIZABLE LLM-BASED IN-GAME ASSISTANT Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18913042 TRACKING MULTI-USER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS REAL-WORLD & DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
18814765 CLOUD-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18754291 FANTASY GAMEPAY WITHIN A GAMBLING BASED METAVERSE Final Rejection IGT
18953892 Gaming Machine with Enhanced Respin Feature Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
19084435 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS AT A GAMING DEVICE Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Carl Victor Larsen's allowance rate?

69.7% of resolved applications examined by Carl Victor Larsen were allowed (641 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 3711 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Carl Victor Larsen?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Carl Victor Larsen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Carl Victor Larsen took 993 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Carl Victor Larsen work in?

Carl Victor Larsen examines applications in Art Unit 3711 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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