Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mark R Milia, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MILIA, MARK R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2600 2625 2671 2677 2681 2683

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

MILIA, MARK R works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2600. His record contains 610 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 59.0% and a median of 1232 days to allowance. The 22.2% interview lift indicates that interviews may improve prosecution outcomes and deserve consideration when written exchanges leave material issues unresolved.

The primary companies are Canon Inc., Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, and Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. The listed firms are Venable LLP, Alleman Hall LLP, and JCIPRNET. Practitioners can use these figures to frame a prosecution plan that balances interview preparation with claim refinement and accounts for the recorded time to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

59.0%
Allow Rate
-3.0% vs TC avg
632
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1232
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 610 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19058635 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR ACCEPTING INPUT OPERATIONS FROM MOBILE TERMINAL Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18989275 IMAGE READER, MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL, AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING IMAGE READING BY INTERRUPTION DURING ERROR NOTIFICATION Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19025784 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR SORTING IMAGE DATA INTO STORAGE LOCATION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18818946 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PRINTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18603354 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18056237 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR OBSTRUCTIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGES Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
19046304 LASER SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19033052 SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT SHEET HAS ANOMALOUS SHAPE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18854734 METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAJECTORIES OF OBJECTS Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mark R Milia's allowance rate?

59.0% of resolved applications examined by Mark R Milia were allowed (610 resolved cases), compared with 84.5% across Art Unit 2600 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mark R Milia?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mark R Milia take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mark R Milia took 1,232 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mark R Milia work in?

Mark R Milia examines applications in Art Unit 2600 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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