Examiner Charles Edward Lu

What the data says.

Charles Edward Lu holds a public record of 447 disposed applications across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of those decided applications, 278 were allowed and 169 were abandoned, for an allowance rate of 62%. This pooled figure represents the examiner's overall record across all art units under this examiner's jurisdiction. The record reflects decisions made on applications that have reached final resolution; applications pending at the time of this report are excluded from the allowance-rate calculation.

How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates statistics across multiple art units, combining different subject areas and application types into one overall profile. The figures presented—allowance rate, application count, and art-unit breadth—describe what occurred in the examiner's past decisions and are not predictions about how any specific pending application will be examined or decided. Individual art-unit data, where available separately, may show variation around the pooled average.

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.

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

Questions about Examiner Charles Edward Lu

• 01What is Charles Edward Lu's overall allowance rate?

  62% of 447 disposed applications were allowed. This represents the examiner's pooled allowance rate across all art units and is a description of past decisions, not a prediction for any specific application.
• 02How many art units does this examiner cover?

  Charles Edward Lu has a public record spanning 2 art units (2161, 2163) within Technology Center 2100.
• 03What does the pooled allowance rate include and exclude?

  The 62% allowance rate is calculated from decided applications only—those allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded. The figure pools decisions across all of the examiner's art units.
• 04Does this record apply to my specific application?

  No. This pooled record describes past decisions across multiple art units and is not a prediction of the outcome for any particular application.

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