Examiner Eric J Bycer has allowed 385 of 547 decided applications (70%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Eric J Bycer maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 547 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate stands at 70%. The record spans art units 2141, 2143, and 2173. Allowance rates across these art units range from 65% to 94%, reflecting variation in outcomes within the pooled portfolio. Of 570 total applications, 385 were allowed and 162 abandoned. This aggregate record describes the examiner's past dispositions and does not constitute a prediction for any individual application.
This pooled record aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units in TC 2100. The 70% allowance rate is calculated from all decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) and represents historical outcomes, not a forecast. The range of 65% to 94% across individual art units shows that outcomes vary by art unit; the pool figure is a summary, not a unit-specific metric. Historical data describes past patterns and is correlational only.
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 275 decided applications with an interview and 170 without.
Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 73 decided applications with an interview and 28 without.
Based on 1 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Eric J Bycer 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: 570 applications.
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