Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Clint Lee Mullinax, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MULLINAX, CLINT LEE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2123 2143

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

MULLINAX, CLINT LEE is assigned to Technology Center 2100 and Art Unit 2123. The profile includes 133 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 47.4%, and a median time to allowance of 1687 days. Interview lift is 37.1%. The data indicates a lengthy median prosecution period and a meaningful association between interviews and allowance outcomes, while the case volume supports preliminary rather than conclusive pattern analysis.

The listed companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Apple Inc., and Robert Bosch GmbH. The firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Foley & Lardner LLP. Counsel can use these organizations to find comparable applications and response approaches. An interview may deserve early consideration, but the lower allowance rate supports maintaining a detailed written record and developing claim amendments that address both technical and legal issues directly.

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

Performance Statistics

47.4%
Allow Rate
-7.6% vs TC avg
165
Total Applications
+37.1%
Interview Lift
1687
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 133 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18390452 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTROLLER THAT PROCEDURALLY TAILORS ITSELF TO AN APPLICATION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18476076 METHOD FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17493442 Systems And Methods For Parameter Sharing To Reduce Computational Costs Of Training Machine-Learned Models Final Rejection Google LLC
18196226 MICRORING-BASED PROGRAMMABLE COHERENT OPTICAL NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17990125 Neural Network Construction Method and System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18633583 MACHINE LEARNING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
17502847 SAMPLE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18633130 EMPOWERING DIGITAL HUMAN COMPANIONS WITH EMPATHY AND TRUST BASED CONNECTION POINTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18090418 MULTIMODAL MACHINE LEARNING FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18097172 INCREMENTAL CHANGE POINT DETECTION METHOD WITH DEPENDENCY CONSIDERATIONS Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18157168 WARM UP TABLE FOR FAST REINFORCEMENT LEARNING MODEL TRAINING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17818506 REGULARIZING TARGETS IN MODEL DISTILLATION UTILIZING PAST STATE KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE TEACHER-STUDENT MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Clint Lee Mullinax's allowance rate?

47.4% of resolved applications examined by Clint Lee Mullinax were allowed (133 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2123 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Clint Lee Mullinax?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Clint Lee Mullinax take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Clint Lee Mullinax took 1,687 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Clint Lee Mullinax work in?

Clint Lee Mullinax examines applications in Art Unit 2123 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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