Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2622 3714 3715 3717 3718

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
895
Total Applications
+29.0%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 860 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18674272 DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18294925 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO INTERACTION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18395179 INTERACTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18771935 INTERACTIVE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL SCENE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18763843 VIRTUAL CHARACTER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18739190 VIRTUAL VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18739177 INFORMATION PROMPTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18674643 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN VIRTUAL SCENE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18633309 SYSTEM FOR ENABLING VIEWER INTERACTIVITY WITH LINEAR MEDIA Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18555061 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMENT GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18027674 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD, AND SERVER DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
18193620 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND IMPLEMENTING VIDEO GAME CONTROL COMPOSITIONS ON SECOND SCREEN DEVICES Non-Final OA Netflix, Inc.
18581318 NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR GAMING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTING Non-Final OA JCM American Corporation
18346096 CROWDSOURCED CLOUD GAMING Final Rejection ATI Technologies ULC
18570901 DESIGN MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, DESIGN MAINTENANCE METHOD, DESIGN MAINTENANCE SERVE EQUIPMENT, AND DESIGN MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR WIRELESS FACILITY Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18740066 REPAYMENT OF LINE OF CREDIT FUNDS FROM A GAMING DEVICE Non-Final OA IGT
18630635 PLAYER SELECTED MODIFIER FOR SINGLE-HAND POKER OR MULTI-HAND POKER Non-Final OA IGT
18626001 GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER AUDIT REPORTING AND ADJUSTMENTS Non-Final OA IGT
18232616 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN CASINO GAMING Final Rejection IGT
18606572 SERVER APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, SESSION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18606634 NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18209647 NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE GAME PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THAT ALLOW EXECUTION OF ONLINE MISSION WITH USE OF DATA IN GAME Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18664366 GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A TARGETED PERSISTENT ELEMENT FEATURE Non-Final OA LNW Gaming, Inc.
18737323 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA GAMES DOING BUSINESS AS SEGA GAMES CO., LTD.
18555510 CLOUD GAME STARTING METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIA Final Rejection NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18388919 RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection SEGA CORPORATION
18091752 CONTROL SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD FOR CONTROL SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
18583310 Light Field Display System for Video Games and Electronic Sports Non-Final OA Light Field Lab, Inc.
18614305 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED OUTCOME DETERMINATIONS Non-Final OA PariMAX Holdings LLC
18223172 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection GREE, INC.

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