Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PERLMAN, DAVID S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2662 2666 2672 2673

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+18.7% vs TC avg
552
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
927
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 545 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18896529 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING A POSITION OF A ROBOTICALLY-MANIPULATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18531634 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIUMS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18939498 BED INDUCTION SYSTEM, MEDICAL APPARATUS, BED, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18945904 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18419514 INTERACTIVE GOWNING AND GOWNING VERIFICATION Final Rejection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18609296 LOCAL TRANSFORM PROPAGATION IN ENVIRONMENT RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18939549 EVALUATION APPARATUS, EVALUATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation

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