Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2837

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.6%
Allow Rate
-12.4% vs TC avg
90
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
1395
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 54 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17782981 SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND ENCODING APPARATUS Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
17756123 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17635073 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE. AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17886604 MUSIC GENERATION DEVICE, MUSIC GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
17871307 INTERFACE CUSTOMIZED GENERATION OF GAMING MUSIC Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18131334 KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT STAND AND KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT SET Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18183396 MANIPULATOR FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18183611 MANIPULATOR FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18181807 ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD OF GENERATING MUSICAL SOUND, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17981295 AUTOMATIC MUSIC PLAYING CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD OF PLAYING AUTOMATIC MUSIC PLAYING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18127754 Information Processing Method and Information Processing System Non-Final OA Yamaha Corporation
17970016 KEY OPERATION DETECTOR, DETECTION METHOD OF KEY OPERATION DETECTOR, AND KEYBOARD DEVICE Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION
17952077 TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, ESTIMATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT SYSTEM, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yamaha Corporation
17951298 Sound Signal Generation Method, Estimation Model Training Method, and Sound Signal Generation System Non-Final OA Yamaha Corporation
17787595 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FEEDBACK OF ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Roland Corporation
18174970 WIND CHIME WITH REMOTE AUDIO SOUND Non-Final OA Nigrelli Inc.
18156002 KEYBOARD SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SONUUS LIMITED
18016385 METHOD OF PERFORMING A PIECE OF MUSIC Non-Final OA Wejam Limited
18014905 MUSIC PROCESSING SYSTEM, MUSIC PROCESSNG PROGRAM, AND MUSIC PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA TMIK INC.
18012116 GENERATING MUSIC OUT OF A DATABASE OF SETS OF NOTES Non-Final OA INDEPENDENT DIGITAL Sp. z.o.o. [PL]/[PL]
17951313 KEYBOARD DEVICE FOR KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHO
17950928 KEYBOARD DEVICE FOR KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHO
17782715 A PRACTICE HORN Non-Final OA EMEO TEAM LTD.

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