Examiner Alex N Gofman has allowed 449 of 628 decided applications (72%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Alex N Gofman holds a public record of 663 total applications across 3 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 628 disposed applications, 449 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 71%. The remaining 179 applications were abandoned. Across the examiner's art units, allowance rates range from 60% to 74%. This pooled record reflects outcomes aggregated from all three art units and does not predict results in any individual application.
A pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units into a single profile. The figures presented reflect past outcomes across all units combined and describe the historical record only. The allowance rate (71% over 628 decided applications) and the range across art units (60% to 74%) are correlational summaries of prior dispositions. Pooled data does not indicate how any specific application will be handled in any particular art unit.
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 →
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.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 305 decided applications with an interview and 191 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 64 decided applications with an interview and 67 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 1 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Alex N Gofman 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: 663 applications.
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