Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3711

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
1360
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
701
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1324 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
31.8%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614850 SHOOTING TARGET THROWER Non-Final OA AOB Products Company
18091630 HANDHELD SHOOTING TARGET THROWER Non-Final OA AOB Products Company
18617652 YO-YO Non-Final OA BANDAI CO., LTD.
18434063 ASSEMBLY WITH OBJECT IN HOUSING Non-Final OA Spin Master Ltd.
18746739 LIGHT DISPLAY TOY Non-Final OA TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
18735374 MULTI-STYLE WATER FILLING TOY BALLOON Non-Final OA Dongguan YongnKids Toys Technology Co. Ltd.
18606034 Eccentrics for Archery Bows and Related Apparatuses Final Rejection Hoyt Archery, Inc.
18405227 Bearings For Archery Bows And Related Apparatuses Final Rejection Hoyt Archery, Inc.
18650678 CREATION TABLE FOR FUSIBLE TOY BEAD Non-Final OA EPOCH COMPANY, LTD
18701714 DRIVING DEVICE AND SPINNING TOP ACCELERATOR Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LINGDONG CREATIVE CULTURE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18627840 ARCHERY RELEASE DEVICES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Varangian Investments, LLC
18593961 Soft Toy Projectile Launcher & Method of Use Thereof Non-Final OA Andrew Burke
18421831 ARROW SLEEVE WITH FRICTIONAL RETAINING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Pro-Tracker IP Holding, LLC
18405911 Sight for Projectile Launcher Non-Final OA MSV VENTURES LLC
18512797 CHILDREN'S TOY Non-Final OA The Calm Caterpillar LLC
18381278 INTERLOCKING FORMS FOR MAKING SAND STRUCTURES, KITS WITH INTERLOCKING FORMS AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA SMTC UG
18479351 TOY WHEEL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Kiding Ltd.
18242493 ILLUMINATED DEVICE FOR PRE-CHARGED PNEUMATIC GUN PROJECTILES Non-Final OA CenterCross Archery LLC
17141382 ARCHERY PROJECTILE LOCATION FACILITY Final Rejection Archery Intelligence, LLC

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