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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sultana Marcia Zalalee, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2611 2614 2619 2628 2679 3715

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA is a USPTO patent examiner assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 2611. The profile reports 506 resolved cases, a 71.1% allowance rate, and a median of 955 days to allowance. The record reflects a substantial examination history, with allowance occurring in a majority of resolved cases and prosecution extending across a defined timeline.

The interview lift is 15.2%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Sony Group Corporation, Apple Inc., and Canon Inc. are the listed companies. The listed firms are Astute IP Law Group, BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP - Qualcomm. These recurring participants may offer useful reference points when preparing applications for art unit 2611.

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

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
539
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
955
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 506 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
58.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19026136 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND OPERATION PROGRAM OF IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18582757 REPRESENTING FLAT SURFACES IN POINT-BASED REPRESENTATIONS OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
19057595 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19078036 METHOD FOR GENERATING VIDEO HAVING BORDER IMAGE AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18588948 AVATAR BASED ON MONOCULAR IMAGES Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18781087 USING GAUSSIAN REPRESENTATIONS OF OBJECTS IN COMPUTER GAME TO INSERT USER-GENERATED CONTENT INTO GAME Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18786447 EFFICIENT COMPRESSION MODE SELECTION FOR BC7 TEXTURE ENCODING Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18981946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED OUTDOOR DISPLAYS VIA AUGMENTED REALITY Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
19105915 METHODS FOR PROCESSING DETPH MAPS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19099042 FOVEATED SCALING FOR RENDERING AND BANDWIDTH WORKLOADS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18596530 3D SCENE RECONSTRUCTION USING POINT CLOUDS AND DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18863375 LABEL HISTOGRAM CREATING DEVICE, LABEL HISTOGRAM CREATING METHOD AND LABEL HISTOGRAM CREATING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19044905 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES IN AND FROM A DATA STREAM Non-Final OA InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
18609181 VORTEX COMPOSITE ENTITIES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18658611 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE SPEED OF AN INSPECTION UNIT OF A SEWER INSPECTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection iPEK International GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sultana Marcia Zalalee's allowance rate?

71.1% of resolved applications examined by Sultana Marcia Zalalee were allowed (506 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sultana Marcia Zalalee?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sultana Marcia Zalalee take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sultana Marcia Zalalee took 955 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sultana Marcia Zalalee work in?

Sultana Marcia Zalalee examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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