Examiner Brian D Goddard has allowed 31 of 67 decided applications (46%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Brian D Goddard has a public record of 67 decided applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning 2 art units. Of those 67 disposed applications, 31 were allowed and 36 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 46%. The allowance rate across his art units ranges from 38% to 51%. This pooled figure aggregates his record across both art units and reflects outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition.
A pooled record combines outcomes across multiple art units into a single aggregate. The overall allowance rate of 46% describes past dispositions and does not predict any specific application's outcome. The range shown (38% to 51%) reflects variation among the art units themselves. Pooled figures are historical summaries; individual applications may be examined under different conditions and standards.
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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.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Brian D Goddard 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: 67 applications.
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