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Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WASHINGTON, JAMARES

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2625 2675 2681 2876

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.4%

Allow Rate

+13.4% vs TC avg

704

Total Applications

+12.0%

Interview Lift

934

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 678 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%

§101 Eligibility

9.5%

§102 Novelty

84.6%

§103 Obviousness

2.1%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18659360	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18652858	SUPPORT APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18627543	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18619077	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18378188	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SETTING A NAMING RULE FOR A FILE NAME	Final Rejection	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18658149	PROCESSING APPARATUS, COLOR MANAGEMENT METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18593096	PRINT FILE PREPROCESSING MECHANISM	Non-Final OA	RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18550678	IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR FRAUD DETECTION	Non-Final OA	RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
17969820	INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION METHOD, AND INSPECTION PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18182695	PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND PROCESSING METHOD	Final Rejection	FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18029709	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COLOR DETECTION AND MONOCHROME OR GRAYSCALE DATA CONVERSION	Non-Final OA	AVATARIN INC.
18732296	PROXIMITY BASED USER AUTHENTICATION FOR MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES	Final Rejection	Xerox Corporation
18558168	DETERMINATION OF THE PRESENCE OF A TARGET SPECIES	Non-Final OA	ADAPTIVE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

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