Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, GIL H

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2446 2447 2454 2473

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner GIL H LEE is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2446. The examiner has reached a final resolution on 444 cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 83.1 percent, which represents the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant rather than an abandonment. This rate provides a primary indicator of the likelihood of success for an application assigned to this examiner in Art Unit 2446.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 840. This figure represents the middle point of the time distribution for applications that successfully result in a patent grant. A median of 840 days offers a specific timeline for practitioners to consider when managing client expectations and filing strategies. Understanding this duration is essential for navigating the procedural requirements of Tech Center 2400.

The interview lift is 28.7 percent. This figure quantifies the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted during the prosecution process. A lift of 28.7 percent suggests that verbal communication with the examiner may influence the final outcome of a case. For the 444 resolved cases analyzed, this statistic serves as a tool for determining whether to request a formal interview.

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

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
460
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 444 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19173460 MODEL-BASED PROCESS TO VALIDATE BUILD INTEGRITY OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19061558 PRIVACY PRESERVING APPLICATION PERSONALIZATION Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18425146 NETWORK ANALYTICS TRACING, AND ROLLBACK FOR STABLE CONSUMPTION OF ANALYTICS OUTPUT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18940694 DOWNLOADING OF A WEB PAGE OPTIMIZED FOR EVENT TRAFFIC PEAKS Final Rejection Orange
18688604 TOPOLOGY HIDING IN 5GC WITH ROAMING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19151381 METHODS FOR UE/AC/EEC AUTHORIZATION IN GROUP SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMON EAS DISCOVERY USING AGP WITH AC AUTHORIZATION TYPE AND CREDENTIAL Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19207106 TRACKING DATA-PATH READINESS OF SECURITY SERVICES INSERTED IN MIDDLE MILE AND CLOUD GATEWAYS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
19174458 Statistical Network Application Security Policy Generation Non-Final OA Zscaler, Inc.
19104518 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR DATA TRANSFER, DEVICE AND CHIP Non-Final OA INNOPEAK TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18583823 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, GLOBAL CONTROLLER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SoftBank Corp.
17968200 RECOMMENDING NETWORK SECURITY RULE UPDATES BASED ON CHANGES IN THE NETWORK DATA Final Rejection Citrix Systems, Inc.
18524145 CONSORTIUM-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLATFORM FOR USER AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection Kyndryl, Inc.

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