Examiner Jennifer Elizabeth-Jo Nichols has allowed 31 of 136 decided applications (23%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Jennifer Elizabeth-Jo Nichols maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 136 disposed applications, she allowed 31, for an allowance rate of 23%. Her allowance rate ranges from 21% to 30% across these art units. This pooled figure represents her overall record across both art units combined and does not reflect performance in any single art unit.
This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units under TC 2100. The overall allowance rate of 23% describes past outcomes across all decided cases combined. Aggregate figures do not predict outcomes in any specific application. Art-unit-level detail, where available separately, may show variation from the pooled rate. These statistics are correlational only—they describe what occurred, not what will occur in future filings.
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 neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 61 decided applications with an interview and 45 without.
Based on 30 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Jennifer Elizabeth-Jo Nichols 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: 136 applications.
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