Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LARSEN, CARL VICTOR

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3716

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Carl Victor Larsen has handled 638 resolved cases in Art Unit 3715 of Tech Center 3700. His allowance rate pct is 69.6%, which establishes the general probability of success for applications on his docket. This figure indicates a moderately favorable environment where nearly seven out of ten cases reach a grant.

Direct communication appears particularly effective for this examiner. The interview lift pct of 19.9% indicates a significant increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to cases without one. This high lift suggests that practitioners should strongly consider requesting an interview to address examiner concerns and improve their 69.6% baseline odds.

The timeline for reaching an allowance is characterized by a median_days_to_allowance of 996. This figure, combined with the 19.9% interview lift, suggests that early and active engagement may be a vital component of prosecution strategy. Applicants should factor this nearly thousand-day pendency into their planning while utilizing interviews to maximize their chances of success.

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

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
At TC average
659
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 638 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19084435 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS AT A GAMING DEVICE Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18953892 Gaming Machine with Enhanced Respin Feature Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18963860 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN LOTTERY AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA MILESTONE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
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
19357967 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LANGUAGE MODEL CONTEXT USING USER PROFILE DATA Final Rejection DK Crown Holdings Inc.
19000202 VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA, METHOD, AND GAME CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Nintendo Co., Ltd.
18332218 STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Nintendo Co., Ltd.
18987627 AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF A GAMING DEVICE USING MULTIPLE CONFIGURATION SCRIPTS GENERATED BASED ON A CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF THE GAMING DEVICE Non-Final OA IGT
18754291 FANTASY GAMEPAY WITHIN A GAMBLING BASED METAVERSE Final Rejection IGT
18978689 AGGREGATE GAMING FUNDS Non-Final OA CFPH, LLC
19077791 LOTTERY GAME MACHINE AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SEGA CORPORATION
18994036 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT, APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18556110 GAME PROCESS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18555879 METHOD FOR ATTACKING TARGET IN GAME AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
19063450 BIOMETRIC-BASED VIDEO GAME CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Children's Hospital Medical Center

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