Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SONNERS, SCOTT E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2617 2628 2678

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
401
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1204
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 377 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18752178 Systems and methods for automatically grouping design elements Non-Final OA Canva Pty Ltd
18269866 STREAK VISUAL EFFECT GENERATING METHOD, VIDEO GENERATING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18773091 IMAGING METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
18361608 Generation of 3D Content Moment from Captured Gameplay Video Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18463538 DISPLACEMENT VECTOR CODING FOR 3D MESH Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18205322 AUTOMATIC REMOVAL OF LIGHTING EFFECTS FROM AN IMAGE Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18650726 TRAINING-FREE CONSISTENT TEXT-TO-IMAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18658496 METHOD FOR CREATING SYNTHETIC DATA FOR AI MODEL TRAINING Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
17847867 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONSIVE AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT Non-Final OA SHOPIFY INC.
18745884 AUGMENTED REALITY VISUALIZATION EMBARKATION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
18421710 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED FACIAL CAPTURE WITH HEAD-MOUNTED CAMERAS Non-Final OA Digital Domain Virtual Human (US), Inc.
17996981 A Computer Implemented Method of Simulating a 3D Object Final Rejection Robotify Labs Limited
18087805 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVELY DEPICTING UNDERWATER ACTIVITY IN MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS Final Rejection Global Broadband Solutions, LLC

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