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Examiner George Giroux

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 638 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner George Giroux has allowed 416 of 638 decided applications (65%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

65% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2183 · 56%AU 2128 · 70%AU 2182 · 68%AU 2125 · 76%
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What the data says.

George Giroux has a public record spanning 4 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 638 disposed applications, his allowance rate is 65%. This rate reflects the proportion of decided cases (allowed and abandoned combined) in his pooled record. The allowance rate varies across his art units, ranging from 56% to 76%. The breadth of his record across multiple art units means the overall 65% figure aggregates different subject areas and examination patterns within TC 2100.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units, creating an overall figure that describes past outcomes without predicting results on any individual application. The 65% allowance rate is a historical aggregate; it does not indicate the probability of allowance in a particular case. The range (56% to 76%) shows variation among the art units but does not identify which specific unit produced which rate. Pooled statistics describe the examiner's combined record and are not predictive tools.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2183
240 APPS · 56% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

56% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION134 / 106 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27 moart unit avg 25 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY56.9 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility41% · art unit 34%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)54%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness61%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW73%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW49%+24 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 66 decided applications with an interview and 174 without.

ART UNIT 2128
220 APPS · 70% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines machine learning, and neural-network / biological-model computing.

70% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION126 / 55 / 39allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION32.6 moart unit avg 30 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY51.2 moart unit avg 46.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility47% · art unit 65%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)93%
§103 — Obviousness90% · art unit 84%
§112 — Written description & definiteness77%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW80%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW58%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 98 decided applications with an interview and 83 without.

ART UNIT 2182
110 APPS · 68% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.

68% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION75 / 35 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.7 moart unit avg 24.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.9 moart unit avg 37.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility28% · art unit 31%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)67%
§103 — Obviousness90% · art unit 76%
§112 — Written description & definiteness41%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW53%+36 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 46 decided applications with an interview and 64 without.

ART UNIT 2125
107 APPS · 76% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

76% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 75%
DISPOSITION81 / 26 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.1 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY49.8 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility30% · art unit 50%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)96%
§103 — Obviousness97% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness58%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW53%+39 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 62 decided applications with an interview and 45 without.

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Questions about Examiner George Giroux

  • What is George Giroux's overall allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 65% across 638 disposed applications, pooled across all his art units.
  • How many art units does George Giroux work in?
    He has a record in 4 art units within Technology Center 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across his art units?
    His allowance rates range from 56% to 76% across the art units in which he has a substantial record.
  • Does the 65% rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The pooled allowance rate describes past outcomes only and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner George Giroux 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: 677 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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