Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mark Villena, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VILLENA, MARK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2658

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

VILLENA, MARK works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2626. The record covers 502 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 71.1% and a median of 1336 days to allowance. The interview lift is 14.7%, indicating a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The principal company clients are Google LLC, Sony Group Corporation, and Fujifilm Corporation. The leading firms are JCIPRNET, Carnelian Law LLC, and CHIP LAW GROUP. Practitioners can use the profile to anticipate a prosecution process that combines a majority allowance result with a relatively substantial allowance interval, while the interview measure supports purposeful examiner engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
524
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1336
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 502 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18177727 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19172454 AUTOMATIC PROMPT GENERATION BASED ON A MEETING DISCUSSION Non-Final OA Google LLC
19078911 DETECTING AND HANDLING FAILURES IN OTHER ASSISTANTS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18977645 Bandwidth Reduction for Convolution Reverb Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19076240 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18921032 COMMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND COMMENT ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18626666 SUMMARIZING SYSTEM, SUMMARIZING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mark Villena's allowance rate?

71.1% of resolved applications examined by Mark Villena were allowed (502 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mark Villena?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.7 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 Villena take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mark Villena took 1,336 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mark Villena work in?

Mark Villena examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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