Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MENBERU, BENIYAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2675 2681 2683

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
752
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
997
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 728 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.6%
§102 Novelty
61.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18705198 PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA MAKEBLOCK CO., LTD.
18897459 IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18896516 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18819350 INSPECTION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18773690 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT CHANGE A PREDEFINED ATTRIBUTE VALUE FOR A FIRST OBJECT TO AN OBTAINED PREDEFINED ATTRIBUTE VALUE FOR A SECOND OBJECT WHEN THE VALUE FOR THE FIRST IS WITHIN A PREDEFINED RANGE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18749793 MASK QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18296517 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18609119 IMAGE READING DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18907984 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TRAFFIC LIGHT VIOLATIONS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
17944766 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING IMAGES IN AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA DISH Network L.L.C.

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