Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2662 2672

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
135
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1017
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
71.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§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
18055761 DOCUMENT SECURITY PATTERN RE-IDENTIFICATION USING DEEP LEARNING BASED CANDIDATE LOCALIZATION Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc.
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
18034452 ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT ARM, END EFFECTOR, AND ADAPTER Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18608983 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR INTRAORAL IMAGES Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
17957445 DATA TRIAGE IN MICROSCOPY SYSTEMS Final Rejection FEI COMPANY
18598403 AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA HarvestX Inc.
18486241 PHYSICAL CAMERA PROVENANCE SCORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA iProov Limited
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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