Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MAUNG, THOMAS H

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2654 2656 2692

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
406
Total Applications
+38.2%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 382 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18402975 Utilizing Athletic Activities to Augment Audible Compositions Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18474961 Cloud Queue Access Control Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18469147 AUDIO SETTINGS Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18340431 ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES IN A PLAYBACK SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18447186 SELECTIVE TEXT PREDICTION FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGING Non-Final OA Google LLC
17985958 SUMMARIZING COLLABORATIVE DATA BASED ON DETERMINED USER INTEREST AND STATUS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18457091 MULTISTEP SOUND PREFERENCE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18794188 METHOD OF PLAYING SOUND SOURCE AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
17681264 DIALOGUE SYSTEM WITH SLOT-FILLING STRATEGIES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18335060 CUEPOINT DETERMINATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Spotify AB
18493676 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPATIAL ENCODING AND FEATURE GENERATORS FOR ENHANCING INFORMATION EXTRACTION Non-Final OA INTUIT INC.
18495240 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HEADSET WITH PROFANITY FILTER Non-Final OA Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
18126242 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CREDIBLE INFORMATION GUIDE Final Rejection TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18790749 AUDIO CONTENT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Gracenote, Inc.
18723040 Coordination Between Media End Devices Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
17694703 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE UNIDENTIFIABLE MORPHING Non-Final OA SoundHound AI IP, LLC
17570725 METHOD FOR FACILITATING SPEECH ACTIVITY DETECTION FOR STREAMING SPEECH RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Gnani Innovations Private Limited

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