Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2662 2672

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
131
Total Applications
+22.3%
Interview Lift
1041
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18551195 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18202769 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17998037 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT USING PATHOLOGICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18683595 SALIENCY MAPS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18055761 DOCUMENT SECURITY PATTERN RE-IDENTIFICATION USING DEEP LEARNING BASED CANDIDATE LOCALIZATION Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc.
18034452 ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT ARM, END EFFECTOR, AND ADAPTER Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18486241 PHYSICAL CAMERA PROVENANCE SCORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA iProov Limited
17919079 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR CLASSIFICATION OF COMPONENTS IN A MATERIAL STREAM Final Rejection VITO NV
17957445 DATA TRIAGE IN MICROSCOPY SYSTEMS Final Rejection FEI COMPANY
18456211 IMAGE DATA VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Vidatis, LLC
17693479 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND OUTPUTTING 3D OBJECTS Final Rejection DSP GROUP LTD.

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