Examiner Katherine Y Lin

What the data says.

Katherine Y Lin maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 467 total applications, 397 were allowed and 32 were abandoned, yielding 429 disposed applications. The allowance rate is 93% over those decided cases. The examiner's work spans one art unit. This pooled record reflects outcomes across applications in computer architecture, software, and information security examined over the period covered by public USPTO data.

How to read these numbers.

This profile aggregates all applications decided by the examiner across their assigned art unit(s). The allowance rate of 93% describes the examiner's historical decided caseload and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Pooled figures mask variation within art units and do not indicate how any single case will be handled. Individual application results depend on claim scope, prior art, and 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 →

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.

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Questions about Examiner Katherine Y Lin

• 01What is this examiner's overall allowance rate?

  The allowance rate is 93%, calculated from 397 allowed applications and 32 abandoned applications (429 total decided cases). This figure describes the examiner's pooled historical record and is not a prediction for any specific application.
• 02How many art units does this examiner work in?

  The examiner is assigned to one art unit. This pooled record aggregates all applications decided within that unit.
• 03What technology fields does this examiner cover?

  The examiner works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
• 04What does this pooled record mean for my application?

  The pooled allowance rate describes past outcomes across a large number of decided cases and does not predict the outcome of any individual application. Each application is examined on its own merits based on claim scope, prior art, and prosecution conduct.

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