Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Edwin S Leland III, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LELAND III, EDWIN S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2654 2673 2675 2677

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
493
Total Applications
-0.6%
Interview Lift
890
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 475 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19027065 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR VECTOR SEGMENTATION FOR CODING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18481948 DYNAMIC PROMPTING BASED ON CONVERSATION CONTEXT Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19172249 NEAR REAL-TIME IN-MEETING CONTENT ITEM SUGGESTIONS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19075424 TEXT RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18976736 ADVERSARIALLY ROBUST VOICE BIOMETRICS, SECURE RECOGNITION, AND IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
18787135 DYNAMIC CONTENT ADAPTATION Final Rejection MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Edwin S Leland III's allowance rate?

75.4% of resolved applications examined by Edwin S Leland III were allowed (475 resolved cases), compared with 71.0% across Art Unit 2654 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Edwin S Leland III?

This examiner's interview lift is -0.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Edwin S Leland III take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Edwin S Leland III took 890 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Edwin S Leland III work in?

Edwin S Leland III examines applications in Art Unit 2654 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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