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Examiner Fernando Mariano Mari Valcarcel

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 156 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Fernando Mariano Mari Valcarcel has allowed 77 of 156 decided applications (49%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

49% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Examiner Fernando Mariano Mari Valcarcel maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 205 total applications, 156 have been disposed of (decided). Of those 156 disposed applications, 77 were allowed and 79 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 49% over the decided count. The examiner's practice spans one art unit. This pooled record reflects outcomes across all applications in that art unit over the period covered by public USPTO data.

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This pooled record aggregates all applications and dispositions across the examiner's art unit(s). The allowance rate of 49% describes historical decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Aggregate figures reflect past dispositions; individual application results vary based on claim scope, prior art, and examiner analysis of each case on its merits.

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 →

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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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2159
205 APPS · 49% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

49% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION77 / 79 / 49allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.3 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.5 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility43% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)69%
§103 — Obviousness98% · art unit 82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness38%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW58%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW39%+19 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 86 decided applications with an interview and 70 without.

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Questions about Examiner Fernando Mariano Mari Valcarcel

  • What is Examiner Valcarcel's overall allowance rate?
    49%, calculated over 156 decided applications (77 allowed, 79 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    One art unit (2159) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate mean for my application?
    The allowance rate is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Each application is examined individually on its merits.
  • How many applications has this examiner decided?
    156 applications have been disposed of (decided) out of 205 total applications in the public record.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Fernando Mariano Mari Valcarcel 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: 205 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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