Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: THOMAS, ERIC M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%
Allow Rate
At TC average
809
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
1292
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 747 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
1.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18657693 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TABLE GAME USING A SPECIAL DECK OF CARDS AND A CONVENTIONAL DECK OF CARDS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18990623 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18394716 FITNESS AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18463704 Game Scene Recommendation With AI-Driven Modification Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18231679 DYNAMIC MODERATION BASED ON SPEECH PATTERNS Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
18572116 METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT, APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18566556 VIRTUAL CHARACTER CONTROL METHOD, AND TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18522860 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18751120 VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18371974 VIRTUAL PROP TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18354087 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING EVENT POP-UPS, DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18140604 DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME BATTLE INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
17885297 VIRTUAL RESOURCE DISPLAY METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18800568 DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING GAMING CHIPS AND CASH CURRENCY Non-Final OA ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
18403173 AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN ATTRIBUTES Non-Final OA DK Crown Holdings Inc.
18626923 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) FEE GAMBLING Non-Final OA IGT
18626115 UPGRADE SYMBOL COLLECTION FOR SKILL-BASED GAMES IN A GAMING SYSTEM Final Rejection IGT
18626089 UPGRADE SYMBOL COLLECTION FOR SKILL-BASED GAMES IN A GAMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA IGT
18406650 COMPLEXITY ASSESSMENT Final Rejection IGT
18404517 GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OVERLAPPING DISPLAY OF SYMBOLS FROM DIFFERENT GAMES Non-Final OA IGT
18468208 COLLECTION AND REDEMPTION OF NFT'S PRE-GAME RELEASE Non-Final OA IGT
18819181 E-GAMING ENHANCED USER EXPERIENCE Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18645704 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FACILITATING USER INTERACTIONS WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Supercell Oy
18231098 Record and Replay of Game State in a Virtual Environment Non-Final OA Roblox Corporation
18644864 DYNAMICALLY GENERATING GAMING CONTENT VIA PROMPT Non-Final OA LNW Gaming, Inc.
18567038 GAME INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18549598 INFORMATION SENDING METHOD, INFORMATION SENDING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18549592 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME SCENE, APPARATUSE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18418155 PLAYTESTING COVERAGE WITH CURIOSITY DRIVEN REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENTS Final Rejection Electronic Arts Inc.

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