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Examiner Aniss Chad

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 396 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION APR 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Aniss Chad has allowed 277 of 396 decided applications (70%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

70% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2123 · 67%AU 2129 · 90%
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What the data says.

Examiner Aniss Chad maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 396 disposed applications, 277 were allowed, yielding a 70% allowance rate. The examiner's allowance rates across art units range from 67% to 90%, reflecting variation in the decided record between the units covered. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across both art units and describes the examiner's historical record only.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record combines statistics from multiple art units into a single view. The overall allowance rate represents the aggregate of decided applications across all units and reflects past outcomes, not predictions for any particular application. Individual art units may show different rates; the range shown here indicates that variation. Pooled figures are useful for understanding an examiner's overall historical record but do not forecast the outcome of any specific case.

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 2123
347 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE

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

67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 51%
DISPOSITION233 / 114 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28.9 moart unit avg 29.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.8 moart unit avg 43.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility62% · art unit 61%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)42%
§103 — Obviousness84% · art unit 85%
§112 — Written description & definiteness54%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW57%+29 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 118 decided applications with an interview and 229 without.

ART UNIT 2129
49 APPS · 90% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

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

90% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION44 / 5 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28.8 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY53.8 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility88% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)48%
§103 — Obviousness71% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness75%

Based on 49 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Aniss Chad

  • What is Examiner Aniss Chad's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 70%, calculated from 277 allowed applications out of 396 disposed applications across all art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Examiner Chad works across 2 art units (2123 and 2129) in TC 2100.
  • Do allowance rates vary across this examiner's art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 67% to 90% across the examiner's art units, reflecting variation in the decided record between units.
  • Is the pooled allowance rate a prediction for my application?
    No. The pooled allowance rate describes the examiner's historical record only 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 Aniss Chad 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: 396 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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