Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LIU, GORDON G

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2618

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gordon G. Liu serves in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2612. The examiner has 701 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 82.9 percent. This high rate indicates that the vast majority of applications result in a patent grant. The 701 resolved cases provide a robust data set that supports this high probability of success for applicants in this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 792. This duration shows that the prosecution process is relatively efficient for successful applications. The interview lift is 14.8 percent. This figure represents the improvement in allowance probability associated with an examiner interview. When compared to the 82.9 percent allowance rate, the 14.8 percent lift shows that interviews are an effective way to further increase the chances of a grant.

Practitioners in Art Unit 2612 should find the 82.9 percent allowance rate and 792 median days to allowance very encouraging. The 701 resolved cases reflect a consistent history of granting patents. The 14.8 percent interview lift remains a useful tool for resolving specific issues. Overall, the data suggests a highly favorable and efficient environment for patent applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
720
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
792
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 701 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.4%
§102 Novelty
77.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19188780 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO USING ALPHA CHANNEL IN WHICH DEPTH VALUE IS INCLUDED Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18921174 HUMAN MOTION UNDERSTANDING USING STATE SPACE MODELS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18794365 USER PERCEIVED FORWARD DETERMINATION BASED ON DETECTED HEAD CENTER Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19063437 CONTENT GENERATION DEVICE, CONTENT GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18924777 MARKER-BASED AUGMENTED REALITY AUTHORING TOOLS Final Rejection NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
19063820 REMOTE ANNOTATION AND NAVIGATION USING AN AR WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19052261 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE DISPLAY IN A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
19006615 Automatic Area Detection Non-Final OA Procore Technologies, Inc.
18988849 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DENTAL IMAGES Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
19052070 SHADOW RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18881194 FACIAL EXPRESSION SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18321100 VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION EMOVECTORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18995649 DYNAMIC MESH GEOMETRY REFINEMENT Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19028973 GENERATING ANGULAR SNAPPING GUIDES FOR MANIPULATING VECTOR-BASED DESIGNS Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18429928 NEURAL NETWORKS TO IDENTIFY OBJECTS IN MODIFIED IMAGES Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18988609 TECHNIQUES FOR CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING PARTIAL MOTION IN VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY SCENES Non-Final OA Dropbox, Inc.
19037551 Intersection Testing in a Ray Tracing System Using Axis-Aligned Box Coordinate Components Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18615997 TIME-ADJUSTED INTERPOLATED FRAME DISPLAY Non-Final OA ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
19063319 SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROCESS FOR MUON TOMOGRAPHY FOR BLOCK CAVING Non-Final OA Ideon Technologies Inc.
18801009 RENDERING OF OVERLAPPING TEXTURES IN 3D SCENE Final Rejection DASSAULT SYSTEMES
18978177 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE IMAGERY REGARDING A PATIENT'S HEART Non-Final OA Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
18989900 COMPUTER PROGRAMS, METHODS, AND SERVER DEVICES Non-Final OA GREE, Inc.

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