Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MYHR, JUSTIN L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3784

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.9%
Allow Rate
-6.1% vs TC avg
881
Total Applications
+28.6%
Interview Lift
1029
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 850 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18658857 GAMING DEVICE WITH SYMBOL MERGE FUNCTIONALITY Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18604343 ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A WRAP-AROUND WINDOW FOR A FEATURE SYMBOL Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18530133 SHARED ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE INTERFACE INCLUDING OVERSIZED BUTTON DECK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18867832 CONTROLLER DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18943855 CONTENT CREATION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18955009 CODING SCHEME FOR VIDEO GAME TEXTURES Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18890272 STORE UPGRADE METHOD, APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMPROVED TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY FOR A TURN-BASED CHESS GAME Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18527860 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIMED INFLATION GAMES Non-Final OA DK Crown Holdings Inc.
18982691 SYMBOL ACCUMULATION FOR WAYS TO WIN MODIFIER Non-Final OA IGT
18596122 RANDOM QUANTITY OF WAYS OF WINNING Final Rejection IGT
18422689 MODIFYING DIGIT SET BY COVERING AND UNCOVERING DIGITS OF DIGIT SET Non-Final OA IGT
18383262 ACCUMULATING SYMBOLS TO ACTIVATE REEL SETS WITH DIFFERENT AWARDS AVAILABLE Non-Final OA IGT
18383283 ACCUMULATING SYMBOLS TO ACTIVATE REEL SETS WITH DIFFERENT RETRIGGERING CONDITIONS Non-Final OA IGT
18210188 TIERED BONUS GAME METHODS Final Rejection IGT
18086371 GEOGRAPHICAL DRAW-STYLE WAGERING Non-Final OA IGT
16551228 CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation

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