Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCLELLAN, JAMES S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3716 3718

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
860
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 829 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.7%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18219869 Proof of Game-Based Validation System Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18223974 STUDY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, REMITTANCE SYSTEM, STUDY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18752568 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HAPTIC BEAMFORMING AND HAPTIC EFFECTS IN A HANDHELD CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18348843 INTERFACE DISPLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18751588 Virtual Vehicle Control Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18319018 VIDEO PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18230031 MODIFYING GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCES Final Rejection SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
18466316 GAME INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Douyin Vision Co., Ltd.
18585490 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18654089 LOT-TO-LOT ROULETTE COMBINATION Non-Final OA CFPH, LLC
18677338 PHYSICAL CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS FOR A WAGERING GAME Non-Final OA IGT
18677350 WAGERING GAME ENTRY USING PORTION OF MONETARY TRANSACTION AT A CASINO DEVICE Non-Final OA IGT
18776826 BET DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR ROULETTE Non-Final OA JUMBO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18638294 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING A SECONDARY GAME BASED ON AN UNDERLYING, HISTORICAL-EVENT BASED PRIMARY GAME Non-Final OA Castle Island IP Holding LLC
18593507 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED LANGUAGE SKILL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT USING AVATARS Non-Final OA Pearson Education, Inc.
18604462 TECHNIQUES FOR UTILIZING VIDEO GAMES TO IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT CANDIDATES FOR JOB POSITIONS Non-Final OA Smarter Reality, LLC
18643011 RAPID BETTING PLATFORMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA GLADUS LLC
18320921 SURGICAL REPAIR SIMULATION DEVICES Final Rejection The Children's Medical Center Corporation
18634968 GAME PROGRAM CONTROL METHOD WITH SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA uCare Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
18692375 MOTION GENERATOR Non-Final OA Dynisma Ltd.
18131674 3D Image Implementation Non-Final OA Shanghai Hode Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18592971 Training Device Non-Final OA Central Connecticut State University
18393561 MUZZLE FLASH SIMULATOR AND LIGHT TRACK GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA SANGTIAN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD
18368947 APPARATUS FOR CLASS ADMINISTRATION AND A METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Anytime Movement, LLC
18366166 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING EXAMS Non-Final OA EXAMIND AI INC.
18041451 Systems and Methods for Mental Health Improvement Final Rejection North Shore Therapeutics LLC
18004783 ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY LEARNING ASSISTANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA CENTRE HOSPITALIER REGIONAL UNIVERSITAIRE DE NANCY
17914609 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING MULTI-LEVEL REAL-TIME COLLBORATION IN GAME ENGINES SUPPORTING HETEROGENEOUS PROJECT STATES Non-Final OA KinematicSoup Technologies Inc.

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