Examiner Darrin Hope has allowed 284 of 463 decided applications (61%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Darrin Hope maintains a public record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 463 decided applications, the examiner's allowance rate stands at 61%, meaning that 284 applications were allowed and 179 were abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 54% to 87% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes between the two units in which the examiner has a substantial record.
A pooled record aggregates statistics across multiple art units and reflects past dispositions only. The overall allowance rate of 61% describes what occurred across all decided applications in this examiner's history and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Art-unit-level variation is reflected in the stated range; applicants may review individual art-unit data separately for more granular context.
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 145 decided applications with an interview and 212 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 49 decided applications with an interview and 57 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Darrin Hope 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: 506 applications.
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