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Examiner Anil K Bhargava

TECH CENTER 2100 · 5 ART UNITS · 660 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 5 ART UNITS

Examiner Anil K Bhargava has allowed 568 of 660 decided applications (86%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

86% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2142 · 83%AU 2173 · 95%AU 2172 · 94%AU 2145 · 90%AU 2179 · 23%
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What the data says.

Anil K Bhargava maintains a public record across 5 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 660 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate stands at 86%. The allowance rate ranges from 83% to 95% across these art units. A total of 568 applications have been allowed and 92 abandoned. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's record across multiple art units and does not reflect performance in any single art unit or predict outcomes in specific applications.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record combines the examiner's decisions across 5 different art units in TC 2100. The aggregate allowance rate of 86% describes historical disposition across all units combined and reflects past outcomes only. Allowance rates vary by art unit, ranging from 83% to 95%. Pooled figures are not predictions of any specific application's outcome and do not isolate performance in a particular technology area or 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 →

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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 2142
396 APPS · 83% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

83% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 45%
DISPOSITION328 / 68 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.4 moart unit avg 30.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.8 moart unit avg 48.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility40% · art unit 57%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)73%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 93%
§112 — Written description & definiteness27%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW94%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW61%+33 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 260 decided applications with an interview and 136 without.

ART UNIT 2173
130 APPS · 95% ALLOWANCE
95% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 49%
DISPOSITION124 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION13.1 moart unit avg 25.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY20.5 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility18% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)85%
§103 — Obviousness71% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW99%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW89%+10 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 83 decided applications with an interview and 47 without.

ART UNIT 2172
120 APPS · 94% ALLOWANCE
94% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 58%
DISPOSITION94 / 6 / 20allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.5 moart unit avg 24.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY26.7 moart unit avg 44.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility31% · art unit 42%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)89%
§103 — Obviousness83% · art unit 91%
§112 — Written description & definiteness53%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW99%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW77%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 78 decided applications with an interview and 22 without.

ART UNIT 2145
21 APPS · 90% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.

90% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION19 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION13.6 moart unit avg 26.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY21.9 moart unit avg 45.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility18% · art unit 42%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)94%
§103 — Obviousness71% · art unit 93%
§112 — Written description & definiteness24%

Based on 21 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2179
13 APPS · 23% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA
23% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION3 / 10 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION32.4 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.4 moart unit avg 43.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility63% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)63%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%

Based on 13 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Anil K Bhargava

  • What is Anil K Bhargava's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 86%, calculated from 660 disposed applications (568 allowed, 92 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner maintains a record across 5 art units: 2142, 2145, 2172, 2173, and 2179, all within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 83% to 95% across the examiner's art units. This pooled page reports the aggregate record; individual art-unit rates appear in the separate per-unit section.
  • What does this pooled record mean for my application?
    The pooled allowance rate describes past outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Actual results depend on application-specific facts, claim scope, prior art, and other case details.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Anil K Bhargava 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: 680 applications.

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