Examiner James F Sugent has allowed 95 of 137 decided applications (69%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
James F Sugent maintains a public record of 137 disposed applications across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of these decided cases, 95 were allowed and 42 were abandoned, yielding an overall allowance rate of 69%. This rate is calculated from the pool of all decided applications across the three art units. The allowance rate varies across individual art units, ranging from 64% to 76%. The breadth of the record—spanning multiple art units—reflects examination activity across distinct areas within TC 2100.
A pooled record aggregates disposal statistics across multiple art units, producing an overall allowance rate that describes past decisions in the aggregate. The 69% figure represents historical outcomes across all three art units combined and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range (64% to 76%) shows variation among individual art units but does not identify which art unit produced which rate. Pooled data describes the examiner's overall practice; per-art-unit records are available separately for more granular analysis.
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 general computer details, and program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 22 decided applications with an interview and 53 without.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 12 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner James F Sugent 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: 137 applications.
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