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Examiner Anibal Rivera

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 911 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 Anibal Rivera has allowed 843 of 911 decided applications (93%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

93% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2192 · 93%AU 2198 · 91%
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Examiner Anibal Rivera maintains a pooled record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 911 decided applications, the allowance rate is 93%, comprising 843 allowed and 68 abandoned applications out of 962 total filings. The examiner's allowance rate ranges from 91% to 93% across the art units covered. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units and reflects historical disposal data only.

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A pooled record aggregates an examiner's decisions across multiple art units into a single historical profile. The allowance rate shown here is computed from all decided applications across all assigned art units combined. This aggregate figure describes the examiner's past record and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Per-art-unit records are maintained separately and may vary from the pooled rate.

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 2192
744 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering.

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION645 / 48 / 51allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.7 moart unit avg 29.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY26 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility45% · art unit 46%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)97%
§103 — Obviousness84% · art unit 81%
§112 — Written description & definiteness43%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW98%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW86%+12 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 401 decided applications with an interview and 292 without.

ART UNIT 2198
218 APPS · 91% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

91% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 83%
DISPOSITION198 / 20 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.5 moart unit avg 25.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38 moart unit avg 39.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility54% · art unit 50%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)75%
§103 — Obviousness88% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness11%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW91%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW91%0 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 79 decided applications with an interview and 139 without.

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Questions about Examiner Anibal Rivera

  • What is Examiner Rivera's overall allowance rate?
    The overall allowance rate is 93% across 911 decided applications pooled from all assigned art units.
  • How many art units does Examiner Rivera work in?
    Examiner Rivera maintains a record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 91% to 93% across the examiner's art units. Individual art-unit rates are available in the per-art-unit section of this page.
  • What does this pooled record predict about my application?
    This pooled record is a historical summary and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Anibal Rivera 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: 962 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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