Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Clay C Lee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEE, CLAY C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2437 3685 3699

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEE, CLAY C has 250 resolved cases, a 55.2% allowance rate, and a 57.1% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1235 days. The examiner is associated with Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2437. The interview lift is substantial in the reported record and may justify treating examiner interaction as a central prosecution tool. The 55.2% allowance rate and 1235-day median also support careful planning around amendments, persistence, and timing.

The recurring companies are Capital One Services LLC, NEC Corporation, and Fujitsu Limited. The principal firms are KDW Firm PLLC (1988), THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C., and ALSTON & BIRD LLP. This mix suggests a docket involving financial and information-technology matters, giving counsel useful context for preparing focused interviews and written responses.

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

Performance Statistics

55.2%
Allow Rate
+3.2% vs TC avg
289
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
1235
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 250 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18407995 TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE SECURE CRYPTOGRAPHIC AUTHENTICATION, VERIFICATION, FUNCTIONALITY ACCESS, AND PAYMENTS BETWEEN CONTACTLESS CARDS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18207831 TECHNIQUES TO PROCESS CONTACTLESS CARD FUNCTIONS IN A MULTIPLE BANKING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18432445 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR DECIDING ARRANGEMENT OF DROPLETS IN FILM FORMATION Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18002305 DEVICE AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR A NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18555337 WIRELESS SYSTEM EMPLOYING END-TO-END NEURAL NETWORK CONFIGURATION FOR DATA STREAMING Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18344310 TIME-SERIES DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18763000 SECURITY ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, SECURITY ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18039939 NEURAL NETWORK DEVICE, GENERATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18560893 CONTENT VERIFICATION Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18420844 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND QUANTUM CIRCUIT GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18323121 DATA STORAGE METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA STORAGE PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
18713792 Method and Apparatus for Simulating Deployment for AI Model Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18757854 Method for Updating Model and Communication Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Clay C Lee's allowance rate?

55.2% of resolved applications examined by Clay C Lee were allowed (250 resolved cases), compared with 66.4% across Art Unit 2437 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Clay C Lee?

This examiner's interview lift is +57.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Clay C Lee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Clay C Lee took 1,235 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Clay C Lee work in?

Clay C Lee examines applications in Art Unit 2437 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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