Examiner James H Blackwell has allowed 221 of 437 decided applications (51%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
James H Blackwell maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 437 disposed applications, he allowed 221 and 216 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 51% across these decided cases. The allowance rate ranges from 44% to 60% across the art units in which he maintains a substantial record. This pooled figure reflects his cumulative record and does not predict the outcome of any specific application.
This profile aggregates Blackwell's record across multiple art units in TC 2100. The allowance rate shown is a historical average of decided applications and reflects past dispositions only. Pooled figures mask variation among individual art units; the range (44% to 60%) indicates that rates differ across the units where he works. Aggregate statistics are descriptive of the past record and are not forecasts of future applications.
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 116 decided applications with an interview and 148 without.
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 51 decided applications with an interview and 122 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner James H Blackwell 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: 437 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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