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Examiner Kalpana Bharadwaj

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 462 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2017
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Kalpana Bharadwaj has allowed 389 of 462 decided applications (84%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

84% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2129 · 84%AU 2122 · 86%
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What the data says.

Examiner Kalpana Bharadwaj maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units: 2122 and 2129. Across 462 disposed applications, 389 were allowed, yielding an 84% allowance rate. The allowance rate ranges from 84% to 86% across the examiner's art units with substantial records. This pooled figure represents decisions on applications in this technology center and does not predict outcomes for any specific pending application.

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How to read these numbers.

This record is a pool of decisions across two separate art units within TC 2100. The overall 84% allowance rate aggregates outcomes in both units and describes historical dispositions only. Pooled figures do not isolate performance by subject matter or art unit; they represent a combined snapshot. This aggregate is descriptive of the past record and is not a forecast for any individual application.

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 2129
365 APPS · 84% ALLOWANCE

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

84% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION306 / 59 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.3 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.3 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility27% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)46%
§103 — Obviousness71% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness22%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW80%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW85%-5 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 102 decided applications with an interview and 263 without.

◈ ART UNIT 2122
97 APPS · 86% ALLOWANCE

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

86% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION83 / 14 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31 moart unit avg 27.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.4 moart unit avg 39.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility26% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)65%
§103 — Obviousness61% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness12%
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Questions about Examiner Kalpana Bharadwaj

  • What is Examiner Bharadwaj's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 84%, calculated from 389 allowed applications out of 462 disposed applications in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Examiner Bharadwaj works across 2 art units (2122 and 2129) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 84% to 86% across the examiner's art units with substantial records.
  • What does this pooled allowance rate mean for my application?
    The pooled rate describes historical decisions and is not a prediction of any specific pending application. Each application is examined on its own merits.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Kalpana Bharadwaj 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: 462 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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