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Examiner James J Lee

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 252 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner James J Lee has allowed 203 of 252 decided applications (81%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

81% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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James J Lee maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 252 disposed applications, 203 were allowed and 49 were abandoned, yielding an 81% allowance rate. The examiner's record spans a single art unit. This pooled figure represents the ratio of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) and reflects the historical distribution of outcomes across the examiner's caseload in this technology center. The allowance rate does not predict outcomes in any individual application.

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This profile aggregates the examiner's record across all art units in which they work. The 81% allowance rate is a historical summary of decided cases—allowed plus abandoned applications—and describes past outcomes only. Pooled figures mask variation that may exist within individual art units. This aggregate record is not a prediction of how any specific application will be examined or decided.

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 2195
252 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 73%
DISPOSITION203 / 49 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.4 moart unit avg 33.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.1 moart unit avg 48.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility49% · art unit 49%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)38%
§103 — Obviousness98% · art unit 93%
§112 — Written description & definiteness66%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW47%+45 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 190 decided applications with an interview and 62 without.

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Questions about Examiner James J Lee

  • What is James J Lee's overall allowance rate?
    81%, based on 252 disposed applications (203 allowed, 49 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    One art unit (2195) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate mean?
    It is the percentage of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) in the examiner's pooled record. It describes past outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's fate.
  • Does this record apply to my application?
    This is a historical aggregate only. Individual application outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, examiner conduct, and applicant responses—not on pooled statistics.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner James J 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: 252 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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