Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jangwoen Lee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEE, JANGWOEN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2656

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEE, JANGWOEN has 61 resolved cases and an 86.9% allowance rate. The interview lift is 16.2%, and the median time to allowance is 986 days. The examiner is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2656. The allowance rate indicates a favorable outcome pattern in the available record. The positive interview lift supports considering examiner interviews as part of prosecution planning, while the 986-day median remains relevant to timing expectations.

The recurring applicants are Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Intel Corporation, and Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Akona IP PC - Intel, BakerHostetler, and Chang and Hale LLP. This technology mix provides useful context for claim drafting and response preparation.

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

Performance Statistics

86.9%
Allow Rate
+24.9% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 61 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.6%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18194248 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MODEL SPEAKER AUDIO Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
19066560 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING SCRIPT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19023194 Systems and Methods for Generating Multimodal Representations to Communicate Data Uncertainty Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19067886 Speculative Decoding using Expanded Token Matching Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18533166 CAUSAL FRAMEWORK FOR REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE GENERATION WITH LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18884109 SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
19069130 DETERMINING IMPROVED PARAMETER VALUES FOR OPERATING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18643539 HIGH-PERFORMANCE SMALL-FOOTPRINT AI-BASED NOISE SUPPRESSION MODEL Final Rejection SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
19074302 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTIONAL SPEECH RECOGNITION WITH ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19062437 IDENTIFYING MISMATCHED TEXT AND AUDIO FILE BASED ON MACHINE GENERATED TRANSCRIPT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jangwoen Lee's allowance rate?

86.9% of resolved applications examined by Jangwoen Lee were allowed (61 resolved cases), compared with 60.4% across Art Unit 2656 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jangwoen Lee?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jangwoen Lee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jangwoen Lee took 986 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jangwoen Lee work in?

Jangwoen Lee examines applications in Art Unit 2656 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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