Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: YEN, JASON TAHAI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3716

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
1,145
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
807
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
29.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18957244 GAMING SYSTEM AND GAMING MACHINE WITH BASE GAME WHEEL BONUS ACCUMULATION Non-Final OA Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Limited
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.
18590538 GENERATION OF HIGHLIGHT REEL FROM STORED USER GENERATED CONTENT FOR A USER SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18839650 GAMEPAD FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18741646 VIRTUAL VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18687428 GAMEPLAY OPERATION LEARNING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18909778 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEHAVIOR-BASED CHARACTERIZATION OF AVATARS IN A COMPUTER-GENERATED ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18539731 SOCIAL NETWORKED GAMING MERCENARY Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
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
18936564 ACTIVATING FEATURES BASED ON A DYNAMIC SYMBOL DISPLAY POSITION MATRIX Non-Final OA IGT

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