Examiner Catherine F Lee has allowed 34 of 55 decided applications (62%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Catherine F Lee maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across a pooled record of 55 disposed applications, 34 were allowed and 21 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 62%. This examiner's practice spans one art unit. The allowance rate reflects decided applications only and does not represent a share of all filings. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across all art units in which this examiner has worked.
A pooled record aggregates statistics across multiple art units into a single overall profile. The allowance rate shown here—62% of decided applications—combines outcomes from all art units this examiner covers and describes the historical record only. Pooled figures are not predictions for any specific application. For examination patterns by individual art unit, refer to the separate art-unit-level section of this page.
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Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 32 decided applications with an interview and 23 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Catherine F Lee 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: 55 applications.
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