Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Marina Lee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEE, MARINA

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2179 2192 2197 2198 2199

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEE, MARINA works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2179. The record covers 673 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 85.7%. The median time to allowance is 1028 days. This combination gives practitioners a useful baseline for evaluating both likely disposition and the time investment associated with prosecution before this examiner.

Interviews show a 17.9% lift in the dataset. Microsoft Technology Licensing, Citibank, and Canon are the leading listed companies. Harrity & Harrity and Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe are the leading listed firms. Their presence identifies recurring applicant and counsel activity that may inform preparation for similar matters.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+30.7% vs TC avg
692
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
1028
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 673 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18737791 STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18947617 CODE REVIEW COMMENT GENERATION VIA RETRIEVAL-AUGMENTED TRANSFORMER WITH CHUNK CROSS- ATTENTION Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
18731139 GENERATIVE AI-BASED TOOL FOR DEBUG Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18785155 CONTAINERIZATION USING SELF-LEARNED CONTAINER TEMPLATES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18899584 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM WITH A DYNAMIC BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MAP Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Marina Lee's allowance rate?

85.7% of resolved applications examined by Marina Lee were allowed (673 resolved cases), compared with 52.2% across Art Unit 2179 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Marina Lee?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Marina Lee took 1,028 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Marina Lee work in?

Marina Lee examines applications in Art Unit 2179 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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