Examiner David Robertson has allowed 160 of 217 decided applications (74%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
David Robertson maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 217 decided applications, his allowance rate is 74%, with 160 allowed and 57 abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 68% to 81% across these art units, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes within individual art-unit dockets. This pooled figure aggregates his record across all three art units and describes past dispositions without predicting results on any specific application.
A pooled record combines outcomes across multiple art units into a single allowance rate and range. The overall 74% figure reflects historical decisions across different subject areas and examiner assignments within TC 2100. The range (68%–81%) shows dispersion among individual art units but does not identify which art unit produced which rate. Pooled statistics describe what occurred in the past and are not predictions about future applications.
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 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 86 decided applications with an interview and 40 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 18 decided applications with an interview and 72 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner David Robertson 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: 217 applications.
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