Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715 3717

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+32.1%
Interview Lift
1285
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.4%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18485975 METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMBAT CONTROL Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18350998 SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
17998697 INPUT DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
17102380 GAME AT CASH REGISTER Non-Final OA CFPH, LLC
16799639 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO MEASURE, ANALYZE AND SHARE GOLF SWING AND BALL MOTION CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
18638503 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A WAGERING GAME HAVING REAL-WORLD AND VIRTUAL ELEMENTS Non-Final OA IGT
18476221 WAGERING GAME PLAY FEATURE WITH INSTANT ACTIVATION OF BONUS GAME REEL SETS Non-Final OA IGT
18449235 PRINTING PATTERNS ON PHYSICAL REEL STRIPS FOR LIGHT DIFFUSION Final Rejection IGT
18333279 REMOTE GAME SERVER EMPLOYING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT THAT FUNDS HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA IGT
18330876 MULTI-FUNCTION SYMBOLS WITH INDIVIDUAL ACTIVATION AND DE-ACTIVATION Non-Final OA IGT
18136525 PURCHASE OFFERS AT A GAMING DEVICE IN A CASINO ENVIRONMENT BASED ON PLAYER STATUS Non-Final OA IGT
17214427 ROULETTE STYLE BETTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA IGT
18341185 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Final Rejection NINTENDO CO., LTD.
17584242 ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH SKILL-BASED INTERACTION MECHANISM AFTER RNG-BASED OUTCOME DETERMINATION Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
18741850 GAME PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Pokémon Company
17665673 GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A WIN STREAK-ENABLED FEATURE Non-Final OA LNW Gaming Inc.
17554230 GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH FIXED ENHANCEMENT POSITIONS IN SYMBOL ARRAY Final Rejection LNW Gaming, Inc.
18266165 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECTS IN GAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18453906 MULTI-LEVEL PROGRESSION WITHIN A SERIES OF SOFTWARE-BASED REEL EVENTS Non-Final OA Games Global Operations Limited
18390135 CASINO PODS PROVIDING REAL-TIME REMOTE GAMEPLAY Final Rejection AWAGER LTD.
18142768 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A HOLD AND SPIN GAME WITH PLAYER SELECTED VOLATILITY Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
17978367 GAME CONTROLLER WITH ADJUSTABLE TRIGGER THROW LENGTH Final Rejection Panda Hardware LLC
17953218 GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH MULTIPLE GAME MODES Non-Final OA Everi Games Inc.

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