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Examiner Joanne Gonzales Macasiano

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 335 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Joanne Gonzales Macasiano has allowed 230 of 335 decided applications (69%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

69% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2197 · 70%AU 2194 · 67%
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What the data says.

Joanne Gonzales Macasiano maintains a public record spanning 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 335 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 69%. The allowance rate ranges from 67% to 70% across these art units. Of the 378 total applications in the record, 230 were allowed and 105 were abandoned. This pooled figure represents the aggregate outcome across all art units and reflects past dispositions only.

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A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units and reflects historical dispositions. The overall allowance rate of 69% describes past outcomes across all units combined and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual art-unit records may vary. Pooled statistics provide context for an examiner's overall record but do not indicate how any particular application will be examined or decided.

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 2197
228 APPS · 70% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.

70% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION130 / 55 / 43allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.6 moart unit avg 26 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.8 moart unit avg 44.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility60% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)78%
§103 — Obviousness96% · art unit 90%
§112 — Written description & definiteness52%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW56%+30 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 87 decided applications with an interview and 98 without.

ART UNIT 2194
150 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION100 / 50 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.2 moart unit avg 28 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.6 moart unit avg 43.9 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility44% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)85%
§103 — Obviousness97% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness61%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW81%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW41%+40 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 96 decided applications with an interview and 54 without.

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Questions about Examiner Joanne Gonzales Macasiano

  • What is Joanne Gonzales Macasiano's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 69%, measured across 335 disposed applications pooled from all art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    The public record spans 2 art units within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 67% to 70% across the art units in this record.
  • Does this allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. Pooled historical rates describe past dispositions and are not predictions of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Joanne Gonzales Macasiano 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: 378 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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