Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2837

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Philip Grant Scoles is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800. He has overseen 70 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 57.1 percent. This 57.1 percent rate reflects the frequency of patent grants under his review. Practitioners can use the 70 resolved cases as a baseline for understanding the examination environment in this art unit.

The interview lift is 14.5 percent. This 14.5 percent figure represents the change in the likelihood of allowance following an interview. A positive value of 14.5 percent indicates that interviews are associated with a higher probability of success. This suggests that requesting an interview is a productive strategy for applicants seeking to resolve outstanding issues.

The median days to allowance is 1309. This 1309-day duration is the middle value for the time elapsed from filing to grant. For applicants, this 1309-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 57.1 percent allowance rate with the 1309-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 2800.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
-10.9% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 70 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
59.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18128743 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE PARTNER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18367545 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM, REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18297918 PEDAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18131334 KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT STAND AND KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT SET Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18181807 ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD OF GENERATING MUSICAL SOUND, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17826073 METHODS, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18249913 VOCAL TRACK REMOVAL BY CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK EMBEDDED VOICE FINGER PRINTING ON STANDARD ARM EMBEDDED PLATFORM Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18431811 AUDIO DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18430807 SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, SOUND GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION
18472432 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION
18472119 SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SOUND GENERATION METHOD USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Yamaha Corporation
18463059 SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yamaha Corporation
18449024 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TRAINING MODEL GENERATING METHOD Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION
18320440 SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION
18127754 Information Processing Method and Information Processing System Final Rejection 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 Final Rejection Yamaha Corporation
17822599 Generative Music from Human Audio Non-Final OA Meta Platforms, Inc.

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