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Examiner Aida Z Tessema

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 78 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION NOV 2018
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Aida Z Tessema has allowed 53 of 78 decided applications (68%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

68% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Aida Z Tessema maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 78 disposed applications in art unit 2157, the examiner allowed 53 and abandoned 25. The allowance rate stands at 68% of decided applications. This pooled record reflects outcomes across a single art unit in TC 2100. The figures presented are historical outcomes and do not constitute predictions for any individual application.

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This record aggregates examination outcomes across one art unit within TC 2100. The 68% allowance rate describes past dispositions and reflects the proportion of allowed applications among all decided cases—both allowances and abandonments combined. Pooled figures from multiple decisions provide context about the examiner's historical record but are not predictions about how any specific application will be examined or disposed.

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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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2157
78 APPS · 68% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

68% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION53 / 25 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.2 moart unit avg 28 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY37.7 moart unit avg 46.6 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility36% · art unit 48%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)81%
§103 — Obviousness96% · art unit 85%
§112 — Written description & definiteness28%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW48%+41 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 38 decided applications with an interview and 40 without.

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Questions about Examiner Aida Z Tessema

  • What is Aida Z Tessema's allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 68%, calculated from 53 allowed applications out of 78 total disposed applications in the examiner's public record.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This examiner's record covers one art unit (2157) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What do these statistics represent?
    These figures are a historical summary of disposed applications and represent past outcomes only. They are not a prediction of the outcome for any specific application.
  • What is the subject matter of this examiner's work?
    The examiner works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Aida Z Tessema 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: 78 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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