Examiner Craig S Goldschmidt has allowed 431 of 542 decided applications (80%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Craig S Goldschmidt maintains a public record across 3 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 542 decided applications, his pooled allowance rate is 80%, with 431 allowed and 111 abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 53% to 82% across his art units, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes of applications examined across different subject areas within TC 2100. This pooled figure represents his aggregate record and does not describe performance on any individual application.
A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, each with potentially different technical subject matter and application volumes. The overall allowance rate reflects weighted outcomes across all units combined and describes historical disposition only. Variation within the range (53% to 82%) shows that individual art units differ materially. Pooled statistics are descriptive of past record; they are not predictions of future outcomes on any specific filing.
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.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 280 decided applications with an interview and 173 without.
Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 28 decided applications with an interview and 29 without.
Based on 32 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Craig S Goldschmidt 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: 567 applications.
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