Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SILVERMAN, SETH ADAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2141 2145 2172 2174 2179 2199 2663

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
504
Total Applications
+13.6%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 469 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18744341 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON USER THROUGH EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18807370 USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING CONTROLLABLE EXTERNAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18793486 Venues Map Application And System Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18666701 USER INTERFACES FOR DYNAMIC RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18658909 USER INTERFACES FOR VERSION TRACKING OF DOCUMENTS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18444256 USER INTERFACES FOR PROVIDING LIVE VIDEO Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18742285 Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing History Management Program, History Management Method, and History Management Device Non-Final OA Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18634114 DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18399151 INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Google LLC
18708521 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18727648 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, DEVICE AND USER INTERFACE FOR RESTORING AUTOMATICALLY RESET SETTINGS OF A MACHINE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18634253 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TOUCHSCREEN DEVICE INTERACTIONS USING A VIRTUAL JOYSTICK Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18687737 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DOCK BAR IN LAUNCHER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18808691 PRESENTATION AND CONTROL OF USER INTERACTION WITH A SLIDER-BASED USER INTERFACE ELEMENT Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18739075 SPEECH MESSAGE PLAYBACK Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18225936 SYSTEM FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION BY A REMOTE TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
17850311 ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17840383 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ADAPTIVE PERIPHERAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

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