Examiner Gabriel S Mercado has allowed 80 of 130 decided applications (62%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Gabriel S Mercado maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 130 disposed applications, 80 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 62%. The allowance rate ranges from 61% to 63% across his art units. The examiner's record encompasses 183 total applications, with 50 abandoned and 80 allowed. This pooled figure aggregates work across multiple art units and describes historical outcomes only.
A pooled record combines outcomes across different art units under a single examiner. The aggregate allowance rate (62% here) reflects decisions on 130 disposed applications and does not isolate performance in any individual art unit. Historical allowance rates are descriptive of past decisions and are not predictions about any specific application. Variation across art units (61% to 63%) reflects differences in application complexity, subject matter, and examiner assignment across TC 2100.
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 53 decided applications with an interview and 31 without.
Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.
Based on 46 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Gabriel S Mercado 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: 183 applications.
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