Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: UTAMA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3784

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
870
Total Applications
+29.6%
Interview Lift
1346
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 823 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18898014 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVER TRAINING USING ZONE OF PROXIMAL LEARNING Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18659146 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18372902 AUGMENTED AND MEDIATED REALITY WELDING HELMET SYSTEMS Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18854760 USER BEHAVIOR PROPOSAL DEVICE AND ESTIMATION MODEL GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18842266 Providing Learning Content Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18534825 Video and Audio with Sign Language Animation Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18934730 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER TUTORIAL FOR A VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE PROVIDING THE USER TUTORIAL Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18510861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANIMAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND/OR WELLNESS RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18253262 CONTENT OUTPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING YOUZHUJU NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19032316 ELECTRONIC EDUCATIONAL TOY FOR CHILDREN Non-Final OA Minnan Normal University
18958886 EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE RESPONSE CLUSTERING AND STATE MACHINE Non-Final OA Golden Poppy Inc.

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