Examiner David A Spellman

What the data says.

David A Spellman maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning one art unit. Across 48 disposed applications, 9 were allowed and 39 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 19% over the decided caseload. This rate reflects the examiner's pooled record and represents the proportion of applications that resulted in allowance among all concluded matters, exclusive of pending applications.

How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across all art units under their purview. The allowance rate and application counts reflect historical outcomes across that full scope and describe the past record only. These figures are not predictions about any specific application. Pooled data combines different subject areas and prosecution patterns; the aggregate rate does not forecast results in individual cases.

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.

Questions about Examiner David A Spellman

• 01What is David A Spellman's overall allowance rate?

  The allowance rate is 19%, based on 9 allowed applications among 48 total disposed applications in the public record.
• 02How many art units does this examiner cover?

  David A Spellman's record spans one art unit (Art Unit 2179) within TC 2100.
• 03What do the application counts include?

  The 48 disposed applications comprise 9 allowed and 39 abandoned. Pending applications are excluded from these figures. The allowance rate is calculated only from decided (disposed) matters.
• 04Does this rate apply to my application?

  The pooled allowance rate describes the historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Each application is examined independently based on the record and applicable law.

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