Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, BENJAMIN J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2144 2145 2172 2176 2179 2629

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
444
Total Applications
+56.7%
Interview Lift
1341
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 415 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18729365 DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18749423 CHAT INTERFACE WITH DYNAMICALLY POPULATED MENU ELEMENT Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18811609 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18757108 INTERFACE RENDERING USING A CONFIGURATION DRIVEN PLATFORM Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18386339 GENERIC WEB PAGE EXTRACTION AND DATA COMPARISON FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA SAP SE
18774034 CHARACTER DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18725082 LANDING PAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.

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