Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
655
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 625 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
29.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18654836 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING DISPLAYED SYMBOLS IN ELECTRONIC GAMING Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
19452580 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING RISK IN SETTING ODDS FOR SINGLE FIXED IN-PLAY PROPOSITIONS UTILIZING REAL TIME INPUT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection Winview IP Holdings, LLC
18871170 OPERATING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18635959 Community Game Help Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18361589 MULTI-MODAL COMPUTER GAME FEEDBACK USING CONVERSATIONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18588793 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18988450 MULTIPLE VENUE/CHANNEL VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL TOURNAMENTS Non-Final OA IGT
18616572 DYNAMIC FUNDING OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNT Non-Final OA IGT
18895307 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING BALLISTIC PATH Non-Final OA GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
18665577 AI–ENABLED TELEMATICS FOR ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT, SIMULATION, TRAINING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QOMPLX LLC
18990211 ROUTE GENERATION SYSTEM WITHIN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT OF A GAME APPLICATION Non-Final OA Electronic Arts Inc.
18946679 SWING ANALYZING APPARATUS AND SWING ANALYZING PROGRAM Non-Final OA AMPLUS Co., Ltd.

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