Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Stella L Woo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WOO, STELLA L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2652 2656 2691 2693

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

WOO, STELLA L is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2614. The profile covers 1035 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 79.7% and a median of 967 days to allowance. The interview lift of 13.4% indicates a positive but limited association with allowance.

The leading companies are Lemon Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Amazon Technologies Inc. The principal firms are BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP, and Invoke. The record supports a generally favorable expectation, but the median timeline remains substantial. Practitioners may use interviews to address defined issues and maintain prosecution focus, while relying on clear written claim positioning to manage matters through examination.

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

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+17.7% vs TC avg
1,055
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1035 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18938385 PREEMPTIVELY ESTABLISHED LIVE CONNECTIONS FOR REAL-TIME TRANSCRIPTIONS IN VIRTUAL MEETINGS Non-Final OA ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18724643 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
19016233 SEMANTIC PARSING FOR SHORT TEXT Non-Final OA LEMON INC.
18957409 REDACTING PORTIONS OF TEXT TRANSCRIPTIONS GENERATED FROM INVERSE TEXT NORMALIZATION Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18990182 METHOD OF AUDIO PLAYBACK, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Harman International Industries, Incorporated
19000255 Automatic Quantitative Food Intake Tracking Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Stella L Woo's allowance rate?

79.7% of resolved applications examined by Stella L Woo were allowed (1,035 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Stella L Woo?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Stella L Woo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Stella L Woo took 967 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Stella L Woo work in?

Stella L Woo examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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