Examiner Alicia M Willoughby has allowed 315 of 568 decided applications (55%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Alicia M Willoughby maintains a public record across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 568 disposed applications, she has allowed 315 and seen 253 abandoned, for an overall allowance rate of 55%. The allowance rate across her art units ranges from 38% to 96%, reflecting variation in outcomes within TC 2100. This pooled figure represents the aggregate record and does not isolate performance in any single art unit or predict outcomes in individual applications.
This record aggregates three separate art units within TC 2100. A pooled allowance rate describes the examiner's past decisions across all units combined and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range from 38% to 96% across art units shows that outcomes vary by subject matter within her portfolio. The overall 55% rate is calculated from decided cases only, excluding pending applications.
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 188 decided applications with an interview and 138 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 63 decided applications with an interview and 110 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 43 decided applications with an interview and 26 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Alicia M Willoughby 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: 611 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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