Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Philip C Lee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEE, PHILIP C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2116 2152 2447 2448 2452 2453 2454 2615

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEE, PHILIP C is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2116. The record covers 317 resolved cases and shows a 77.3% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1125 days, indicating that applicants should plan for a prolonged prosecution process despite the recorded allowance outcome.

Interviews are associated with a 20.4% lift. Juniper Networks, Huawei, and Twilio are the leading listed companies, pointing to communications and network-focused work. SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, and BANNER & WITCOFF are the leading listed firms. Those firms provide useful indicators of counsel activity in this profile.

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

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
345
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1125
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 317 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18682492 Machine Learning (ML) Model Retraining in 5G Core Network Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18361576 Hardware Pairing Communication for Streaming Service Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18928715 REAL TIME VIRTUAL TELEPORTATION IN A BROWSER Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18809200 ROOT CAUSE FAILURE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19170931 PROCESSING DNS QUERIES TO IDENTIFY PRE-PROCESSING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18084746 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS FOR STATEFUL SERVERLESS CLUSTERS IN EDGE COMPUTING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18865893 DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18924094 Generating Proactive Reminders for Assistant Systems Final Rejection Meta Platforms, Inc.
18425167 STATE-BASED OBSERVABILITY TRAFFIC SIMULATIONS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18959800 Processing Conference Audio Data Final Rejection Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Philip C Lee's allowance rate?

77.3% of resolved applications examined by Philip C Lee were allowed (317 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Philip C Lee?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Philip C Lee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Philip C Lee took 1,125 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Philip C Lee work in?

Philip C Lee examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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