Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.7%
Allow Rate
-16.3% vs TC avg
646
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 614 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
27.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18318963 VIRTUAL SPACE PROVISION SYSTEM, VIRTUAL SPACE PROVISION METHOD, AND VIRTUAL SPACE PROVISION PROGRAM Final Rejection ASICS Corporation
18745924 VIRTUAL VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18635959 Community Game Help Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18361589 MULTI-MODAL COMPUTER GAME FEEDBACK USING CONVERSATIONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18620503 APPLICATION STREAM PREVIEWING Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18374368 AUTOMATIC CREATION AND RECOMMENDATION OF VIDEO GAME FRAGMENTS Final Rejection SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
18978570 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE PLATFORM ACCESS AUTHORIZATION Final Rejection Kidentify Pte Ltd
18654836 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING DISPLAYED SYMBOLS IN ELECTRONIC GAMING Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18507647 STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME SYSTEM, GAME APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Nintendo Co., Ltd.
18620726 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND VIDEO GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
18745897 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SKILL FACTOR OF A CLIENT APPLICATION Non-Final OA Skillz Platform Inc.
18742542 ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEM USING HISTORICAL EVENT DATA Final Rejection Ainsworth Game Technology Limited
18680879 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GOLF TRACKING NETWORK Non-Final OA Rad Golf Inc.
17937653 PREDICTIVE EXECUTION OF DISTRIBUTED GAME ENGINES Non-Final OA Electronic Arts Inc.
18199229 VIRTUAL SCENE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited
18573828 Method For Providing Dart Game Image Final Rejection Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
18369000 Mobile Game Controller with Floating Magnetic Connector Non-Final OA Backbone Labs, Inc.
18184293 DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD

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