Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LU, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2621 2624 2698

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

William Lu serves in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. The examiner has 615 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 71.5 percent. This 71.5 percent rate suggests a generally positive environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 931, which serves as a benchmark for the time required to reach a successful conclusion.

The interview lift is 8.5 percent, indicating a modest benefit to direct communication. This 8.5 percent increase in the allowance rate following an interview can be useful for overcoming specific rejections. With 615 resolved cases, the data is statistically significant and shows a consistent approach to examination. The 71.5 percent baseline allowance rate is a favorable starting point for applications in Art Unit 2617.

Practitioners should plan for a 931-day median pendency when working with William Lu. The 8.5 percent interview lift provides an additional tool for advancing prosecution, though the high baseline rate of 71.5 percent suggests many cases succeed without it. These metrics from Tech Center 2600 offer a clear view of the examiner's tendencies.

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

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
647
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
931
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 615 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
75.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19420548 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REPRESENTATIONS OF USER INTERFACES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19369671 SUB-PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SUB-PIXEL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18895814 DECODER, ENCODER, DECODING METHOD, AND ENCODING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19360844 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
19284320 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18887147 AUGMENTED REALITY VIRTUAL NUMBER GENERATION Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18845329 LIMITING OVERALL POWER OF CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES ACROSS PROCESSORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18829863 STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE CREATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND IMAGE CREATION SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
19124832 TOUCH INPUT APPARATUS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
19234357 HEAD MOUNTED PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection MAXELL, LTD.
19196955 Simultaneous Controller and Touch Interactions Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18880670 END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
19288225 STATIONARY DEVICE Final Rejection NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18764832 MAP IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, MAP IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18127733 VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL FILM Final Rejection LINTEC CORPORATION
18898124 IMAGE FREEZING FOR PCB AND SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTION Non-Final OA Orbotech Ltd.

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