Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: OMETZ, DAVID LOUIS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2600 2611 2622 2672 2884

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.9%
Allow Rate
+7.9% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
-9.8%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 58 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
33.3%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18853268 DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, DATA GENERATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18720355 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18925111 IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD Non-Final OA JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18728209 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18857580 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18836860 IMAGE MATCHING APPARATUS, IMAGE MATCHING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18298214 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTS OF VEHICLES Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18562519 IN-CABIN MONITORING METHOD AND RELATED POSE PATTERN CATEGORIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18619793 AI-BASED DETECTION OF ANOMALIES IN AUDIOVISUAL DATA Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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