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Examiner Craig C Dorais

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 847 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Craig C Dorais has allowed 770 of 847 decided applications (91%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

91% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2194 · 89%AU 2198 · 99%
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What the data says.

Craig C Dorais holds a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Across 847 decided applications, his allowance rate is 91%. This figure reflects 770 allowed applications and 77 abandoned applications. His record spans art units 2194 and 2198. Allowance rates across these art units range from 89% to 99%, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes of applications within TC 2100 over the examiner's tenure.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units within TC 2100, combining different application types and prosecution histories. The overall allowance rate of 91% describes the examiner's past decided applications and is not a prediction of outcomes for any future or pending application. Variation across individual art units (89% to 99%) reflects differences in the art-unit-specific application populations and is documented separately.

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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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 2194
696 APPS · 89% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

89% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION621 / 75 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.5 moart unit avg 28 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.3 moart unit avg 43.9 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility33% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)61%
§103 — Obviousness81% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness56%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW82%+13 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 375 decided applications with an interview and 321 without.

ART UNIT 2198
188 APPS · 99% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

99% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 83%
DISPOSITION149 / 2 / 37allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.1 moart unit avg 25.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY36.7 moart unit avg 39.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility32% · art unit 50%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)52%
§103 — Obviousness88% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness63%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW97%+3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 75 decided applications with an interview and 76 without.

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Questions about Examiner Craig C Dorais

  • What is Craig C Dorais's overall allowance rate?
    Across 847 decided applications, the allowance rate is 91%, consisting of 770 allowed and 77 abandoned applications.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    The record spans two art units (2194 and 2198) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 89% to 99%, reflecting differences in the applications examined within each unit.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Craig C Dorais 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: 884 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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