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Examiner Jenq-Kang Chu

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 140 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2024
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Jenq-Kang Chu has allowed 53 of 140 decided applications (38%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

38% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Examiner Jenq-Kang Chu maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 140 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 53 and abandoned 87, yielding an allowance rate of 38% over decided cases. The examiner's practice spans one art unit. This pooled record reflects outcomes across all examined applications within that art unit over the period covered by the public database.

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This examiner's record is pooled across one art unit, aggregating all disposed applications in TC 2100. The 38% allowance rate describes historical outcomes on decided cases and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Pooled figures mask variation within individual art units and do not account for application-specific factors such as claim scope, prior art, or prosecution history.

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 2176
140 APPS · 38% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

38% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 59%
DISPOSITION53 / 87 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.2 moart unit avg 23.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.3 moart unit avg 40.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility67% · art unit 41%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)96%
§103 — Obviousness96% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness65%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW58%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW9%+49 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 83 decided applications with an interview and 57 without.

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Questions about Examiner Jenq-Kang Chu

  • What is Examiner Chu's allowance rate?
    The examiner allowed 53 of 140 disposed applications, an allowance rate of 38% over decided cases.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    This record spans one art unit (2176) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What does the 38% rate tell me about my application?
    The 38% figure describes the examiner's historical record and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual results vary based on claim content, prior art, and prosecution details.
  • What is the difference between 'disposed' and 'total' applications?
    Disposed applications are those decided (allowed or abandoned). Total applications include pending cases. The allowance rate is calculated only from disposed cases, excluding pending matters.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Jenq-Kang Chu 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: 140 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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