Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LEE, MICHAEL M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2436

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
293
Total Applications
+41.0%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 273 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18637146 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRESPONDENCE FRAUD MITIGATION Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18589798 INFORMATION PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18857556 Using Multi-Perspective Image Sensors for Topographical Feature Authentication Non-Final OA Google LLC
19050369 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18892250 AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF DECENTRAILIZED PROTOCOLS Final Rejection PayPal, Inc.
18109208 MANAGING AN ENCRYPTED CONNECTION WITH A CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18620606 SCALABLE DOMAIN-LEVEL SINKHOLING AND INTERACTION OF NETWORK TRAFFIC Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18869758 IDENTITY VERIFICATION METHOD FOR HANDSHAKE PROCESS FOR TLCP PROTOCOL Final Rejection Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
19182297 USER INTERFACE FOR CONVERTING SEARCH RESULTS OF DOMAIN-LEVEL CLOUD CONTENT ITEMS INTO SECURITY RULE Non-Final OA Material Security Inc.
18607364 Process-Aware Identity Firewall Non-Final OA VMware LLC
18940572 TECHNIQUES FOR CHRONOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY EVENT RECOGNITION Final Rejection Rapid7, Inc.

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