Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2151 2159 2161 2163 2611 2614 2617 2619 2679

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Le serves as a patent examiner in Art Unit 2151 within Tech Center 2600. Throughout his tenure, he has managed 903 resolved cases, establishing a substantial data set for analysis. His overall allowance rate stands at 65.8 percent, which indicates a moderate level of difficulty for applicants seeking patent grants. For practitioners, the most significant data point is the interview lift of 21.6 percent. This figure suggests that engaging in a direct dialogue with the examiner can substantially increase the probability of moving a case toward allowance.

The median time to allowance for cases under his review is 1199 days. This duration provides a clear baseline for practitioners to manage client expectations regarding the length of the prosecution cycle. The 1199-day timeline, combined with the 903 resolved cases, reflects a thorough examination process. Given the 21.6 percent interview lift, practitioners should consider scheduling an interview early in the prosecution to address potential rejections more efficiently. This profile suggests that while the process may be lengthy, active communication is a highly effective strategy for success. The 65.8 percent allowance rate remains the primary benchmark for those operating in Tech Center 2600.

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

Performance Statistics

65.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
952
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
1199
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 903 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666433 RENDERING METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19089687 AVATAR FASHION DELIVERY Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18429251 AUTOMATIC IMAGE GENERATION USING LATENT STRUCTURAL DIFFUSION Final Rejection Snap Inc.
19080415 Deep Clustering Method, Apparatus, and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17814066 AUGMENTED UI GENERATED THROUGH NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERY AND SEMANTIC DATA CONNECTIONS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18616415 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18352639 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF GENERATING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, AND LEARNING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18301954 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING DATA STREAMS Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18214776 ASYMMETRICAL XR NAVIGATION FOR AUGMENTING OBJECTS OF INTEREST IN EXTENDED REALITY STREAMING Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18934934 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19027148 X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19104344 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18860587 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19024467 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING CONSISTENT INFORMATION ACROSS DIFFERENT PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18318124 Label Extraction and Recommendation Based on Data Asset Metadata Final Rejection SAP SE
19087351 VIRTUAL TRYOUT EFFECT PRESENTATION METHOD FOR COMMODITY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Hangzhou Alibaba International Internet Industry Co., Ltd.
18971672 QUERY-SPECIFIC BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION OF TREE TRAVERSAL Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
19037875 STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
19061691 Intersection Testing in a Ray Tracing System Using Three-Dimensional Axis-Aligned Box Non-Final OA Imagination Technologies Limited
18654006 Catch Monitoring Device and Catch Monitoring Method Thereof Final Rejection Wistron Corporation
19039225 VOLUME RENDERING OF A SET OF MEDICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA DASSAULT SYSTEMES

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