Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PACHOL, NICHOLAS C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1749 2600 2625 2661 2672 2699

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
-0.9% vs TC avg
605
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1289
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 589 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
62.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18418556 READING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF READING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18184001 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
19051578 NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, DOCUMENT-DATA MERGING SYSTEM, AND DOCUMENT-DATA MERGING METHOD Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18820277 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18475394 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING PRESCRIBED OPERATION WHILE CONSUMING CONSUMABLE MOUNTED THEREIN Final Rejection BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17935983 PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING PRINTER CONFIGURED TO PRINT IMAGE WHEN DETERMINING THAT AUTHORITY INFORMATION INDICATING AUTHORITY TO PRINT IMAGE IS VALID Non-Final OA Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18929232 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18913453 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18760927 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18758354 RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18731529 PRINTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING OPERABILITY WHEN SELECTING PRINT SETTING BY USING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18375585 CONTROLLING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS A PLURALITY OF PRINT SPEED MODES, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18593737 IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18617349 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING USER'S PERCEPTION OF CHANGE IN IMAGE QUALITY CAUSED BY ADJUSTMENT OF IMAGE QUALITY OF OUTPUT IMAGE Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18682009 SENDING SECURITY DOCUMENT ACCORDING TO SECURITY LEVEL OF MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

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