Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LIM, SENG HENG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3717 3796

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Seng Heng Lim works in Art Unit 3714 of Tech Center 3700. The examiner has 978 resolved cases, making the data highly reliable. The allowance rate is 65.8 percent, which is a positive sign for applicants. Additionally, the interview lift is 29.5 percent, suggesting that interviews are a very effective way to resolve outstanding issues and secure a patent grant.

The median days to allowance is 1078. This 1078 day timeline is a standard duration for many units in Tech Center 3700. The combination of a 65.8 percent allowance rate and a 29.5 percent interview lift across 978 resolved cases provides a high degree of certainty for practitioners.

In Art Unit 3714, practitioners should strongly consider requesting an interview, given the 29.5 percent lift it provides. The 65.8 percent allowance rate suggests that the examiner is open to granting patents, and the 1078 day median indicates a relatively timely process. By using these figures, applicants can develop a strategy that maximizes their chances of success while managing the expected duration of the prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

65.8%
Allow Rate
-4.2% vs TC avg
1,018
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1078
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 978 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18766253 ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH SYMBOL COLLECTION Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18649421 ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING MULTIPLE METAMORPHIC FEATURES Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18967437 SHIFTING SIDE REELS INTO REEL AREA FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18557134 DIRECTING IN-GAME MODE FOR FIRST CLIENT DEVICE USING SECOND CLIENT DEVICE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18848482 OPTIMIZED MIXED REALITY AUDIO RENDERING Final Rejection Magic Leap, Inc.
19122848 OPERATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19068609 CUSTOMISABLE PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18932449 MASS SCALE AUDIENCE INTERACTIVE GAMEPLAY THROUGH COMPUTER VISION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18779718 IMAGE BASED PROGRAM STATE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18761284 ADJUSTING COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING MESSAGE TIME SHIFTING AND SUMMARIZATION FOR OPTIMUM PRESENTATION TO PLAYER Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18905624 Auto-Rotating Thumbsticks Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18903939 MACHINE LEARNING DRIVEN RESOURCE ALLOCATION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18766458 VIRTUAL ITEM PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18324336 SHOOTING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM BASED ON VIRTUAL REALITY SPACE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18927984 EVENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA BANDAI CO., LTD.
18401023 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP TEAM AND PLAYER PREDICTION FOR SPORTS Non-Final OA Stats LLC
19097149 ONE OR MORE NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
19092485 GAME SYSTEM AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18781844 INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, SERVER, PORTALBE INFORMATION-PROCESSING TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18502467 COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18794521 VIRTUAL TICKET-IN AND TICKET-OUT ON A GAMING MACHINE Non-Final OA IGT
18784043 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURE LOGON TO A GAMING MACHINE USING A MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA IGT
18783067 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURE LOGON TO A GAMING MACHINE USING A MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA IGT
18618486 CASINO PROMOTIONAL AWARD IN RESPONSE TO A NON-GAMING PURCHASE Non-Final OA IGT
18373029 DIFFERENT FUND TYPES FOR BONUS EVENTS OFFERED FROM REDEMPTIONS OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TICKET VOUCHERS Final Rejection IGT
18214912 TEMPORARILY CAUSING AN UNAVAILABLE AWARD TO BE AVAILABLE TO A SPECIFIC USER Final Rejection IGT
18188091 PLAYER IMAGE USAGE IN GAMING SYSTEMS Final Rejection IGT
18907925 PREDICTIVE GAMING INSIGHT PLATFORM Final Rejection LNW Gaming, Inc.

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