Examiner Hicham Skhoun has allowed 357 of 436 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Hicham Skhoun's public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spans three art units and covers 476 total applications. Of 436 disposed applications, 357 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 82%. The allowance rate ranges from 65% to 91% across the examiner's art units. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across multiple art units and represents the historical record of decided cases, excluding pending applications.
A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. The overall allowance rate of 82% describes past decisions across all three art units combined and is historical in nature. The range (65% to 91%) reflects variation among individual art units but does not identify which art unit produced which rate. Aggregate statistics describe the examiner's record and are not predictions for any particular application or art unit.
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 information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 136 decided applications with an interview and 153 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 63 decided applications with an interview and 31 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 25 decided applications with an interview and 28 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hicham Skhoun 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: 476 applications.
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