Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, CLAY C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2437 3685 3699

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Clay C. Lee is an examiner in Art Unit 2437, which is part of Tech Center 3600. He has 243 resolved cases, providing a clear view of his examination tendencies. The allowance rate for this examiner is 54.7 percent, which is a moderate figure for this tech center. A standout metric in his data is the interview lift of 57.5 percent. This exceptionally high lift suggests that interviews are an extremely effective way to increase the likelihood of an application being allowed. Practitioners should prioritize interviews as a mandatory component of their strategy.

The median time to allowance is 1239 days, which is over three years and indicates a relatively long prosecution cycle. This 1239-day timeline, combined with the 54.7 percent allowance rate, highlights the importance of the 57.5 percent interview lift. The lift provides a significant opportunity to improve the odds of success and potentially shorten the prosecution process. With 243 resolved cases, the data shows a clear pattern where direct communication leads to much better outcomes. Practitioners should use the lift to overcome rejections more efficiently. The 1239-day median pendency remains the primary benchmark for timeline expectations. Overall, the data from Tech Center 3600 indicates that active prosecution is the most effective strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

54.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
279
Total Applications
+57.5%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 243 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18316064 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER PLATFORM FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING AND/OR POLLING Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
19094437 REMOTELY SHARING A PAYMENT INSTRUMENT TO A CLIENT DEVICE Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
19534968 DECOUPLING NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE TOKENS IN BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA Circle Internet Group, Inc.
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
19260194 Configuring Verification Information At Point-of-Sale Devices Final Rejection Block, Inc.
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
18432445 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR DECIDING ARRANGEMENT OF DROPLETS IN FILM FORMATION Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
18985352 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURELY FACILITATING CROSS-PLATFORM TOKEN COMPATIBILITY VIA MULTI-TOKENIZATION Non-Final OA Worldpay, LLC
18028814 CONTROLLING BILLING FOR APPLICATION INSTALLED IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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
18396099 Apparatus, System, and Method for Enabling Secure Transactions with Haptic Authorization Final Rejection Visa International Service Association
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.
18134961 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A SMART CONTRACT FOR A PARAMETRIC EVENT Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18277384 INFERENCE DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, INFERENCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIA Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18524243 CONSORTIUM-BASED APPLICATION AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection Kyndryl, Inc.
18704571 Robust multi-qubit gates for quantum computing Non-Final OA YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
18332490 DECOUPLING NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE TOKENS IN BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS Final Rejection Circle Internet Financial Limited

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