Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: THOMAS, ERIC M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
At TC average
800
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
1302
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 743 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.1%
§102 Novelty
40.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18572116 METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT, APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18394716 FITNESS AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18739499 Virtual Scene Synchronization and Display Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18371974 VIRTUAL PROP TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18371977 PROMPT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING VIRTUAL REWARD RESOURCE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18140604 DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME BATTLE INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19209527 THIRD PARTY ENABLEMENT OF GAMEPLAY FEATURES Final Rejection Coapperate, LLC
18012610 OPERATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18463704 Game Scene Recommendation With AI-Driven Modification Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18231679 DYNAMIC MODERATION BASED ON SPEECH PATTERNS Final Rejection SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
18231098 Record and Replay of Game State in a Virtual Environment Final Rejection Roblox Corporation
17913195 PROGRAM, TERMINAL, AND GAME MANAGEMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection BANDAI CO., LTD.
18626923 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) FEE GAMBLING Non-Final OA IGT
18626089 UPGRADE SYMBOL COLLECTION FOR SKILL-BASED GAMES IN A GAMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA IGT
18468208 COLLECTION AND REDEMPTION OF NFT'S PRE-GAME RELEASE Final Rejection IGT
18667745 SKILL-BASED GAMING DEVICE AND PROCESSES FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA Primero Games, LLC
18657693 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TABLE GAME USING A SPECIAL DECK OF CARDS AND A CONVENTIONAL DECK OF CARDS Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18740198 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZED CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INTERFACES Non-Final OA CodeAlgo, Inc.
18732792 ACCELERATED GAME ENGINE FOR FOUR-PLAYER ELECTRONIC GAME Non-Final OA Quaternity, LLC
18418155 PLAYTESTING COVERAGE WITH CURIOSITY DRIVEN REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENTS Non-Final OA Electronic Arts Inc.
18646004 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GAMING Non-Final OA SEGA CORPORATION
18471676 RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection SEGA CORPORATION
18655984 BET CONTRACT EXCHANGE Non-Final OA The Bet Exchange LLC
18656151 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO GAME MATCHMAKING WITH MATCH AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Double Shot LLC
18637138 DYNAMIC SKILL-NODE MODULES IN VIRTUALIZED GAMING ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Riot Games, Inc.
18645704 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FACILITATING USER INTERACTIONS WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Supercell Oy
18626510 STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME SYSTEM USED IN SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
18129611 GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND GAME PROGRAM Non-Final OA GREE, INC.

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