Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WALSH, JOHN B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2151 2451 3681

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+30.4% vs TC avg
834
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
1104
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 812 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
34.0%
§102 Novelty
31.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18562713 OFF-DIAGONAL BEAMFORMING AND FULLY CONNECTED RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18581933 STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING VOICE MESSAGE, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18561679 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18361493 INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18496512 CELL RESELECTION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18642717 AUTOMATED PROVISIONING TECHNIQUES FOR DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS WITH INDEPENDENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT CONSTITUENT SERVICES Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18651924 Method for Sending Chat Information and Electronic Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18643129 METHOD OF PROVIDING CHAT SERVICE, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD Non-Final OA Kakao Corp.
18915282 CONVERSATIONAL MESSAGE SPAM DETECTION Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18887752 INTERNET CONNECTED HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATION FOR ONLINE MEASUREMENT & DYNAMIC CONTENT DELIVERY Non-Final OA VIANT TECHNOLOGY LLC
18667167 EDGE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA HEALTH RHYTHMS, INC.
18529315 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL CUE BASED MESSAGING Final Rejection FENCER LLC

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