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Examiner Cory A. Latham

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 36 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION OCT 2024
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Cory A. Latham has allowed 27 of 36 decided applications (75%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

75% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2186 · 74%AU 2175 · 100%
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What the data says.

Cory A. Latham holds a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. Across 36 disposed applications, 27 were allowed and 9 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 75%. This rate describes the examiner's historical record across decided cases and reflects outcomes in the assigned art units within TC 2100. The record covers all applications that reached a final decision; pending applications are excluded from this calculation.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates dispositions across multiple art units assigned to this examiner. The allowance rate of 75% represents a historical summary of decided cases and does not predict the outcome of any individual application. Because the record combines different art units, the figure describes overall past performance. Specific application outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, specification support, and examiner decisions on statutory grounds in each 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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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2186
35 APPS · 74% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

74% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION26 / 9 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION15.7 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY26.4 moart unit avg 35 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility22% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)88%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness56%

Based on 35 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2175
1 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION1 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.1 moart unit avg 22.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY50.4 moart unit avg 37.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 30%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness100%

Based on 1 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Cory A. Latham

  • What is Cory A. Latham's overall allowance rate?
    75%, based on 27 allowed applications and 9 abandoned applications out of 36 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units are included in this record?
    Two art units: 2175 and 2186, both within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The rate describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Each application is examined independently based on its claims, specification, and prior art.
  • What technology areas does this examiner cover?
    Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Cory A. Latham 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: 36 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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