Examiner Cesar B Paula has allowed 95 of 270 decided applications (35%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Cesar B Paula maintains a public record spanning three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 270 decided applications, the examiner has allowed 95, yielding an overall allowance rate of 35 percent. This pooled figure reflects work across art units 2145, 2177, and 2178. Allowance rates within individual art units range from 12 percent to 74 percent, reflecting variation in examination outcomes across the different art-unit assignments. The record covers 293 total applications, of which 175 were abandoned.
This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units and presents the examiner's historical allowance rate as a single figure. The 35 percent rate describes past decisions across 270 closed cases and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Variation in allowance rates across individual art units (12–74 percent) illustrates that outcomes differ by art-unit assignment. Pooled statistics describe historical patterns only and do not forecast results in particular matters.
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 →
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 52 decided applications with an interview and 92 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 36 decided applications with an interview and 67 without.
Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.
Based on 46 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Cesar B Paula 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: 293 applications.
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