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Examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa

TECH CENTER 2100 · 5 ART UNITS · 606 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 5 ART UNITS

Examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa has allowed 409 of 606 decided applications (67%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

67% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2123 · 66%AU 2186 · 69%AU 2127 · 81%AU 2146 · 58%AU 2187 · 55%
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What the data says.

Juan Carlos Ochoa has a pooled allowance rate of 67% across 606 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His public record spans five art units: 2123, 2127, 2146, 2186, and 2187. Of 667 total applications, 409 were allowed and 197 were abandoned. The allowance rate across his art units ranges from 55% to 81%, reflecting variation in the examiner's record within TC 2100.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates results across five distinct art units within TC 2100. The 67% allowance rate describes past dispositions and does not function as a prediction for any individual application. Allowance rates vary by art unit (55% to 81%), so an applicant's experience may differ from the pooled average. The figures reflect historical outcomes only and carry no causal or predictive weight for future prosecution.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2123
305 APPS · 66% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

66% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 51%
DISPOSITION202 / 103 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31.3 moart unit avg 29.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY55.1 moart unit avg 43.8 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility65% · art unit 61%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)24%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 85%
§112 — Written description & definiteness89%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW87%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW63%+24 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 45 decided applications with an interview and 260 without.

ART UNIT 2186
119 APPS · 69% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

69% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION40 / 18 / 61allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION33.1 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY47 moart unit avg 35 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility79% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)26%
§103 — Obviousness81% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness88%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW53%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW76%-23 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 17 decided applications with an interview and 41 without.

ART UNIT 2127
113 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION92 / 21 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION27.7 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.2 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility58% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)65%
§103 — Obviousness83% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness93%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW94%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW73%+21 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 47 decided applications with an interview and 66 without.

ART UNIT 2146
101 APPS · 58% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.

58% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 50%
DISPOSITION59 / 42 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.2 moart unit avg 32 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.9 moart unit avg 45 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility61% · art unit 70%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)29%
§103 — Obviousness67% · art unit 90%
§112 — Written description & definiteness90%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW77%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW27%+50 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 64 decided applications with an interview and 37 without.

ART UNIT 2187
29 APPS · 55% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

55% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION16 / 13 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.4 moart unit avg 23.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.1 moart unit avg 36.4 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility76% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)17%
§103 — Obviousness69% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness83%

Based on 29 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa

  • What is Juan Carlos Ochoa's overall allowance rate?
    His pooled allowance rate is 67%, calculated from 606 disposed applications (409 allowed, 197 abandoned) across all five art units.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Ochoa has a public record spanning five art units within TC 2100: 2123, 2127, 2146, 2186, and 2187.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across his art units?
    Allowance rates across his art units range from 55% to 81%. This variation reflects differences in outcomes among the individual art units.
  • Does this pooled rate predict outcomes in my application?
    No. The pooled rate is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual results depend on claim scope, prior art, and the art unit handling the case.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Juan Carlos Ochoa 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: 667 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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