Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WALLACE, JOHN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2615 2625 2673 2674 2676 2682 3624

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
399
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
992
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 384 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
63.8%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18744828 NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SUPPORTING PROGRAM EXECUTABLE BY COMPUTER OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18676269 METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PRINTING OPERATIONS DURING IDLE TIME Non-Final OA Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
18928426 CLOUD PRINT SERVER, CLOUD PRINT SYSTEM, CLOUD PRINTING SETTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18828946 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT ENABLES IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSES OF A PLURALITY OF MAKERS TO READ IMAGE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18813827 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18798409 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18786284 IMAGE READING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18223633 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18961480 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18450180 IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC ASSAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18505497 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
18505339 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18320213 PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18830688 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18830692 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18818687 METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18651712 OPERATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM, OPERATION ANALYSIS APPARATUS, OPERATION ANALYSIS METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Ricoh Company, Ltd.
18960156 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18627921 POSITION ESTIMATING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POSITION Final Rejection Woven by Toyota, Inc.

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