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Examiner Ting Zhou Lee

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 495 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Ting Zhou Lee has allowed 353 of 495 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

71% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2173 · 62%AU 2171 · 94%
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What the data says.

Examiner Ting Zhou Lee has a public record spanning 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 495 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 353, yielding a 71% allowance rate. The examiner's work is distributed across art units 2171 and 2173. Allowance rates across these art units range from 62% to 94%. This pooled figure represents the aggregate of decided applications and does not reflect pending filings.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units within TC 2100. The 71% allowance rate describes decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across the examiner's entire caseload and is historical data only. Because different art units within the technology center may carry different allowance rates—reflected in the 62% to 94% range—the aggregate does not predict the outcome of any specific application. For art-unit-specific rates, refer to the per-art-unit section.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2173
354 APPS · 62% ALLOWANCE
62% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 49%
DISPOSITION221 / 133 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27.3 moart unit avg 25.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY46.6 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility43% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)88%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness22%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW87%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW34%+53 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 190 decided applications with an interview and 164 without.

ART UNIT 2171
160 APPS · 94% ALLOWANCE
94% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 56%
DISPOSITION132 / 9 / 19allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27.9 moart unit avg 22 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.4 moart unit avg 37.2 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility21% · art unit 38%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)91%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 89%
§112 — Written description & definiteness41%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW96%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW90%+6 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 79 decided applications with an interview and 62 without.

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Questions about Examiner Ting Zhou Lee

  • What is Examiner Ting Zhou Lee's overall allowance rate?
    Across 495 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 353, for an allowance rate of 71%. This is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    Examiner Ting Zhou Lee has a public record in 2 art units (2171 and 2173) within TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 62% to 94%. These are pooled historical figures and do not predict outcomes in any specific application or art unit.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ting Zhou 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: 514 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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