Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NIGH, JAMES D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3699

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
875
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1557
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 850 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
77.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19074031 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURE MERCHANT PAYMENT OVER MESSAGING PLATFORM USING A CONTACTLESS CARD Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18742276 EXTENSION OF SECURE INFORMATION WITHIN DATA STORE Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19034286 CONDITIONAL OFFLINE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
19043338 Access Controls for a Decentralized Network Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18933753 DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY-BASED ACCOUNT AND USER VERIFICATION Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
19190986 MITIGATION OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC ASSET ATTACKS Non-Final OA FOOLPROOF LABS, INC.
19185438 Systems and Methods for Controlling Media Content Access Parameters Non-Final OA IPAR, LLC
18677708 DIGITAL FORMAT FOR TRANSMITTING CHANGES IN TEXTURE, TEMPERATURE, AND OTHER HAPTICS Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19044199 HARDWARE SECURE ENCLAVE AND BLOCKCHAIN BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING AND MONETISING ACCESS TO DATA Non-Final OA APPLIED BLOCKCHAIN LTD
19044466 Transaction Methods for Mobile Wallet Operations in a Gaming Environment Non-Final OA JCM American Corporation
19033182 SELF-ENFORCING SECURITY TOKEN IMPLEMENTING SMART-CONTRACT-BASED COMPLIANCE RULES CONSULTING SMART-CONTRACT-BASED GLOBAL REGISTRY OF INVESTORS Non-Final OA tZERO IP, LLC
18756476 ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM HAVING STRAIGHT THROUGH DYNAMIC VARIABLE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Boost Payment Solutions, Inc.
18656588 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR USING BLOCKCHAIN, NFTS, AND SMART CONTRACTS TO TRACK AND REPORT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Non-Final OA Mark D. Sheldon
18620891 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Final Rejection Relotz Holdings, LLC
18432759 Multi-user Shared Mixed Reality Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Resolution Games AB
18191835 TOKENIZATION OF REAL-WORLD OBJECTS AND MONETIZATION THEREOF Final Rejection Royal Ark, Inc.

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