Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RILEY, MARCUS T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2625 2654 2671 2677

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Marcus T. Riley is part of Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2625. The examiner has 690 resolved cases, offering a robust set of data for practitioners. The allowance rate is 76.2%, which is high and indicates a favorable environment for applicants. This 76.2% rate suggests that most applications reaching a final disposition are successful.

The interview lift is 16.1%. This figure shows that interviews provide a meaningful benefit, even with a strong baseline allowance rate. The 16.1% lift indicates that direct engagement can help resolve outstanding issues and secure a grant more effectively during the examination process.

The median days to allowance is 1133. This figure serves as a benchmark for the expected duration of the examination process in Art Unit 2625. With 690 resolved cases, the examiner's trends are consistent and reliable. The combination of a 76.2% allowance rate and a 1133-day median pendency suggests a predictable and generally successful prosecution path for applicants in this unit.

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

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+14.2% vs TC avg
698
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
1133
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 690 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
65.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18431829 MULTI-MODE VOICE TRIGGERING FOR AUDIO DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18980313 VOICE-CONTROLLED SETTINGS AND NAVIGATION Non-Final OA SNAP INC.
19174609 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODEL GENERATION AND INSTANTIATION OF OPTIMIZATION MODELS FROM MARKUP DOCUMENTS Non-Final OA HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19008899 Managing Multifaceted, Implicit Goals Through Dialogue Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18734853 LOW-POWER CONCURRENT VOICE CALL AND VOICE ACTIVATION PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19102341 Systems and Methods for Decoding Speech from Neural Activity Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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
18974408 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING CONTENT GENERATED BY LARGE MODEL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18977145 REAL-TIME GUIDANCE AND REPORTING FOR CUSTOMER INTERACTION Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company

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