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Examiner Jeffrey C Pwu

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 96 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2007
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Jeffrey C Pwu has allowed 64 of 96 decided applications (67%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

67% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Jeffrey C Pwu maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 96 disposed applications, the allowance rate stands at 67%, with 64 applications allowed and 32 abandoned. The examiner's record spans a single art unit (2143). This pooled figure represents the ratio of allowed to all decided applications and does not constitute a prediction of the outcome of any specific application.

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This record aggregates Examiner Pwu's applications across all art units in TC 2100 into one pooled allowance rate. The 67% figure describes past dispositions only and reflects the proportion of allowed to decided applications over the examiner's full portfolio. Pooled rates combine different art units and do not predict the result of any individual case.

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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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 2143
96 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE
67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 52%
DISPOSITION64 / 32 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION37.8 moart unit avg 29.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY55.2 moart unit avg 45.7 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW59%+36 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 20 decided applications with an interview and 76 without.

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Questions about Examiner Jeffrey C Pwu

  • What is Jeffrey C Pwu's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 67%, based on 64 allowed applications out of 96 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    The public record spans one art unit (2143) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate mean?
    The rate is the percentage of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) that resulted in allowance. It describes the examiner's historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • In what technology area does this examiner work?
    The examiner works in TC 2100, which covers Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Jeffrey C Pwu 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: 96 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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