Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, STEPHEN R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2484

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
447
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
962
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 436 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
91.6%
§103 Obviousness
0.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18609333 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CHANGING SYNCHRONIZED CONTENTS, AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18845016 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT Final Rejection BASF SE
18390084 FOCUS ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON ATTENTION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19214046 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, USER TERMINAL AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA MICWARE CO., LTD.
18084953 VIDEO GENERATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
18535754 SENSOR NETWORK Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

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