Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Marcus T Riley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RILEY, MARCUS T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2654 2671 2677

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

RILEY, MARCUS T is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2625. The profile includes 692 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 76.3%, and a median of 1133 days to allowance. The substantial resolved-case record supports a broad review of the recorded outcomes. The allowance rate indicates that allowances are common, while the median interval reflects a prosecution timeline that remains extended despite the favorable outcome pattern.

The interview lift is 16.0%, indicating a meaningful association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Capital One Services LLC, Apple Inc., and Google LLC are the listed leading companies. FENWICK & WEST LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and HONIGMAN LLP-GOOGLE are the listed leading firms. Practitioners can use interviews as one component of a focused prosecution plan and should incorporate the 1133-day median into portfolio scheduling.

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

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
710
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1133
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 692 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
65.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19008899 Managing Multifaceted, Implicit Goals Through Dialogue Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18431829 MULTI-MODE VOICE TRIGGERING FOR AUDIO DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19034440 Audio-Adapter Fusion for Efficient and Non-Destructive Multi- Task Speech Recognition Non-Final OA Google LLC
19174609 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODEL GENERATION AND INSTANTIATION OF OPTIMIZATION MODELS FROM MARKUP DOCUMENTS Non-Final OA HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19017396 END-TO-END AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR BOTH CONVERSATIONAL AND COMMAND-AND-CONTROL SPEECH Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18343323 CONTEXT-BASED ANTI-SPAM APPLICATION ENABLED WITH HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION ANALYSIS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Marcus T Riley's allowance rate?

76.3% of resolved applications examined by Marcus T Riley were allowed (692 resolved cases), compared with 66.5% across Art Unit 2625 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Marcus T Riley?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Marcus T Riley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Marcus T Riley took 1,133 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Marcus T Riley work in?

Marcus T Riley examines applications in Art Unit 2625 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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