Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA

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

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sultana Marcia Zalalee has managed 506 resolved cases in Art Unit 2611 of Technology Center 3700. The allowance rate is 71.1 percent. The median days to allowance is 955, providing a benchmark for the speed of prosecution. The interview lift of 15.2 percent shows that interviews are a tool. Given the 71.1 percent allowance rate, practitioners have a chance of success in this docket.

The 955-day timeline is an estimate for reaching a grant. With 506 cases resolved, the data reflects the approach to examination. The 15.2 percent lift indicates that the examiner is open to resolving issues through verbal advocacy. Practitioners should factor the 955-day median into their expectations for patent issuance. The 71.1 percent allowance rate suggests the outcome for applications in this art unit. These metrics provide a clear view of the examiner's history.

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
530
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
955
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 506 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18733802 LOCATIONS OF MEDIA CONTROLS FOR MEDIA CONTENT AND CAPTIONS FOR MEDIA CONTENT IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18582757 REPRESENTING FLAT SURFACES IN POINT-BASED REPRESENTATIONS OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
19026136 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND OPERATION PROGRAM OF IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18588948 AVATAR BASED ON MONOCULAR IMAGES Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18555059 INTERMEDIATE VIEW SYNTHESIS BETWEEN WIDE-BASELINE PANORAMAS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18771622 RISK MONITORING SYSTEM WITH SYNTHETIC TRAINING IMAGE GENERATION AND BLENDING USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
19057595 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19020803 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE THAT CONTROLS DISPLAY OF IMAGE, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18596530 3D SCENE RECONSTRUCTION USING POINT CLOUDS AND DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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
18980576 IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
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
18981946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED OUTDOOR DISPLAYS VIA AUGMENTED REALITY Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18433618 3D DIGITAL VIRTUAL CHARACTER GENERATION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18768848 NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT IMMINENT CRASH WARNING USING REFLECTIVE HEAD-UP DISPLAYS Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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