Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ping Lee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEE, PING

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2654 2695

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEE, PING examines in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. The profile records 702 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 65.5%. The median time to allowance is 1196 days, so prosecution planning should account for a lengthy timeline alongside the recorded outcome rate.

The reported interview lift is 29.5%, making examiner interviews an important strategic consideration in this record. Sony, Qualcomm, and Apple are the leading listed companies. FOLEY & LARDNER, GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, and HG Law are the leading listed firms. The applicant and counsel mix indicates recurring activity in major communications and consumer technology portfolios.

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

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
727
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 702 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18671597 Spatial Audio Rendering with Listener Motion Compensation using Metadata Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18029254 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18620012 Method and System for Rendering 3D Audio Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18290341 AUDIO CONTENT PROVIDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18830143 CONTROL DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD FOR CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18725844 AN AUDIO APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18743651 SPATIAL AUDIO PERSONALIZATION OF HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS USING MOBILE-TO-HEAD AUDIO RECORDINGS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18045839 SCALING AUDIO SOURCES IN EXTENDED REALITY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18030664 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM CONSTANT BEAMWIDTH TRANSDUCER ARRAY Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
16973600 Spatial audio Capture, Transmission and Reproduction Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ping Lee's allowance rate?

65.5% of resolved applications examined by Ping Lee were allowed (702 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ping Lee?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Ping Lee took 1,196 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ping Lee work in?

Ping Lee examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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