Examiner David E Choi has allowed 634 of 790 decided applications (80%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
David E Choi maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 790 disposed applications, 634 were allowed, yielding an 80% allowance rate. The allowance rate ranges from 74% to 96% across the examiner's art units. This pooled figure reflects outcomes across multiple subject areas within TC 2100 and does not isolate performance in any single art unit or predict outcomes in specific applications.
This record aggregates three art units, each of which may have distinct examination patterns. The pooled allowance rate—80% over 790 decided cases—describes the examiner's historical outcomes across all three units combined. Pooled figures are descriptive of past record only and are not predictions about any specific application. To understand performance within a particular art unit, consult the per-art-unit detail section.
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 192 decided applications with an interview and 377 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 51 decided applications with an interview and 134 without.
Based on 36 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner David E Choi 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: 816 applications.
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