Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YEN, JASON TAHAI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3716

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jason Tahai Yen serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3715. The examiner has a volume of 1116 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 77.0 percent, and the median days to allowance is 808. These metrics suggest the typical success rate and timeline for applications assigned to this examiner. The 808 day median provides a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 23.6 percent. This indicates that interviews are associated with a significantly higher probability of allowance. For the 1116 resolved cases, the 23.6 percent lift and the 77.0 percent allowance rate suggest that practitioners should use interviews as a key tool. Engaging in oral advocacy may help navigate the 808 day median prosecution timeline more effectively for applications in Art Unit 3715.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
1,147
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
808
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
29.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18741983 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATHLETIC ACTIVITY DATA VERIFICATION AND VIRTUAL POINT ALLOCATION Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18974560 MECHANISMS THAT ENABLE A USER-CONFIGURABLE SLOT TYPE CONCATENATION GAME Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18777136 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING A PERSISTENT BONUS GAME JACKPOT AGAINST A DYNAMICALLY SELECTED PAYTABLE Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18651595 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING AND DISPLAYING FEATURES IN PLAYER-VERSUS-PLAYER MATCHUPS Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18909778 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEHAVIOR-BASED CHARACTERIZATION OF AVATARS IN A COMPUTER-GENERATED ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18962239 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL DESCRIPTION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18935692 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO EDITING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18923508 USING DATA FROM A GAME METADATA SYSTEM TO CREATE ACTIONABLE IN-GAME DECISIONS Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18919301 User Defined Level Generation Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18915944 GAME DESIGNER GUARDRAILED PROCEDURAL CONTENT GENERATION FOR GAMES Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18905102 CAR TO CONSOLE GAME PLAY Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18590538 GENERATION OF HIGHLIGHT REEL FROM STORED USER GENERATED CONTENT FOR A USER SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18741646 VIRTUAL VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19025927 ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE WITH POTENTIAL MATCHING SEGMENTS IN ADJACENT HORIZONTAL FRAMES Non-Final OA DK Crown Holdings Inc.
18948188 SUSPENSION OF LIVE SPORTING EVENT INFORMATION BASED ON ACTIVE SPORTS WAGER Non-Final OA IGT
18938032 CLIENT DEVICE PROGRESSIVE AWARD ELIGIBILITY IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA IGT
18753312 AVAILABILITY OF PRIOR GAMING SESSION AWARDS FOR A SPECIFIC USER Final Rejection IGT

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