Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YIP, KENT

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2672 2676 2681

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
556
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1023
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
78.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18608732 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18911904 TERMINAL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18608443 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING APPLICATION RECORDED THEREON Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18157855 CONTROLLING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AT SHARED PRINTERS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17965522 LAYOUT-AWARE BACKGROUND GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18618531 IMAGE SOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co., Ltd.
18218968 JOINT SPACE QUANTIFICATION USING 3D IMAGING Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18018911 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DIGITALLY SWITCHABLE X-RAY SOURCES Final Rejection NANO-X IMAGING LTD.
18603630 METHOD OF GENERATING A PALETTE FOR USE IN A PRINTING PROCESS AND PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET SAINT ETIENNE

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