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Examiner Angela M Lie

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 207 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2012
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Angela M Lie has allowed 152 of 207 decided applications (73%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

73% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2163 · 73%AU 2167 · 100%
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Angela M Lie holds a public record of 207 disposed applications across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of those 207 decided applications, 152 were allowed and 55 were abandoned, for an overall allowance rate of 73%. This rate reflects the examiner's pooled history across both assigned art units and does not constitute a prediction for any specific pending application.

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This record aggregates the examiner's activity across multiple art units within TC 2100. Aggregate allowance rates describe past decisions and do not predict outcomes in individual cases. The pooled figure represents a statistical summary of closed applications and reflects historical disposition patterns, not deterministic guidance for any given filing.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2163
204 APPS · 73% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

73% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION149 / 55 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.6 moart unit avg 23.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48.2 moart unit avg 40.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility48% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)66%
§103 — Obviousness79% · art unit 78%
§112 — Written description & definiteness28%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW84%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW72%+12 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 19 decided applications with an interview and 185 without.

ART UNIT 2167
3 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION3 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION32.4 moart unit avg 24.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY36.4 moart unit avg 41.2 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 43%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%

Based on 3 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Angela M Lie

  • What is Angela M Lie's overall allowance rate?
    73% across 207 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This public record spans 2 art units: 2163 and 2167, pooled within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate is a historical aggregate of past decisions and is not a prediction of any specific pending application's outcome.
  • How many applications has this examiner decided?
    207 applications have been disposed (allowed or abandoned) in the public record.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Angela M Lie has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 207 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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