Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHIN, ANDREW

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2628 2677

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
365
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 355 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18846691 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PRESENTATION CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18744329 METHOD FOR EFFECT GENERATION AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18240307 Augmented Reality Content Creation Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18183607 Augment Graph for Selective Sharing of Augments Across Applications or Users Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18320530 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18794170 SURGICAL HUB SPATIAL AWARENESS TO DETERMINE DEVICES IN OPERATING THEATER Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18693899 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING CHARACTER STYLE PROFILE IMAGE Non-Final OA Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18453676 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

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