Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Marc S Somers, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SOMERS, MARC S

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2159 2161 2169

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

SOMERS, MARC S handles matters in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2159. The data includes 575 resolved cases, a 65.0% allowance rate, and a median of 1443 days to allowance. Interview lift is 34.5%, indicating that interviews may have a meaningful role in a docket with a moderate allowance result and extended stated timing.

Oracle International Corporation, Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Sony Group Corporation are the listed companies. Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP, Anova Law Group, PLLC, and BakerHostetler are the listed firms. Counsel should plan for sustained prosecution effort, use interviews to narrow issues, and preserve flexibility in amendments and continuation decisions.

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

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
617
Total Applications
+34.5%
Interview Lift
1443
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 575 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18812520 UNIFIED XML INDEXING Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18141305 SERVERLESS DATA-REPRESENTATION-AS-A-SERVICE (DRAAS) TO ENABLE BUILDING GENERAL MULTI-MODAL INPUT DATA ML FLOWS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19123382 INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18783190 METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18257881 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19055479 AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING DATA HANDLING CONTRACTS FOR RECEIVED DATA ENTITIES Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18477231 DYNAMIC GRAPH REPRESENTATION LEARNING WITH SELF-SUPERVISION Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18585118 MODEL SETTING SUPPORT DEVICE, MODEL SETTING SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19482789 INFORMATION PROPOSAL SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROPOSAL METHOD Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18408668 NEURAL NETWORK CONTROLLER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19053760 Artificial Intelligence Agent Retrieval Augmented Generation In A Database System Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
19283206 PROCESSING METHOD, EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18742443 CLIENT SCREENING METHOD AND APPARATUS, CLIENT, AND CENTRAL DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18675451 DOCUMENT-BASED PRESENTATION GENERATION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Marc S Somers's allowance rate?

65.0% of resolved applications examined by Marc S Somers were allowed (575 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 2159 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Marc S Somers?

This examiner's interview lift is +34.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Marc S Somers take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Marc S Somers took 1,443 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Marc S Somers work in?

Marc S Somers examines applications in Art Unit 2159 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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