Examiner J Mitchell Curran has allowed 81 of 123 decided applications (66%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
J Mitchell Curran holds a public record across 3 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 123 disposed applications, the allowance rate stands at 66%. Of 141 total applications in the examiner's record, 81 were allowed and 42 abandoned. The allowance rate ranges from 63% to 76% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes by subject matter within TC 2100. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's activity across all three units and describes the historical record only.
This record pools applications across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 66% allowance rate describes decided applications (allowed and abandoned combined) and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range from 63% to 76% across units reflects differences in examination patterns by subject matter. Pooled statistics describe past dispositions; they do not forecast results in individual cases or indicate how any particular application will be examined.
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 26 decided applications with an interview and 37 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 39 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 39 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner J Mitchell Curran 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: 141 applications.
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