Examiner Brendan Y Higa

What the data says.

Brendan Y Higa maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 68 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 28 and abandoned 40. The allowance rate stands at 41% over the decided application count. The examiner's pooled record spans a single art unit (Art Unit 2153). This record reflects outcomes on applications that have reached a final decision; pending applications are not included in the allowance-rate calculation.

How to read these numbers.

This profile presents a pooled record aggregating all art units under the examiner's name. The allowance rate (41%) describes historical outcomes across 68 decided applications and does not constitute a prediction for any individual case. Pooled figures mask variation across different art units and technologies. A separate detailed section breaks the record by individual art unit, enabling more granular review of examination patterns in specific technological areas.

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 →

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.

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

Questions about Examiner Brendan Y Higa

• 01What is Brendan Y Higa's allowance rate?

  The allowance rate is 41%, calculated over 68 disposed applications (28 allowed, 40 abandoned). This is a historical figure and is not a prediction of any specific application.
• 02How many art units does this examiner cover?

  The examiner's pooled record spans 1 art unit (Art Unit 2153) in Technology Center 2100.
• 03What does the allowance rate measure?

  The allowance rate is the percentage of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) that resulted in allowance. Pending applications are excluded. The figure reflects past outcomes only.
• 04Is this record a prediction for my application?

  No. This pooled record aggregates historical outcomes and does not predict the outcome of any specific pending application.

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