Examiner Larry D Donaghue

What the data says.

Larry D Donaghue maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning one art unit. Across 131 disposed applications, 117 were allowed and 14 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 89%. This pooled figure reflects outcomes decided over the examiner's record in TC 2100. The allowance rate is computed from disposed applications only and does not include pending filings. This public data describes past outcomes and does not forecast results on any individual application.

How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates dispositions across the examiner's art unit(s) in TC 2100. The 89% allowance rate is a historical average of decided cases and is not predictive of any specific application's outcome. Pooled statistics describe the past and reflect the mix of technology and prosecution history in cases the examiner has closed. Individual applications may proceed along different paths based on claim scope, prior art, and case facts.

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.

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

Questions about Examiner Larry D Donaghue

• 01What is the overall allowance rate for this examiner?

  The allowance rate is 89%, based on 117 allowed applications and 14 abandoned applications among 131 total disposed applications.
• 02How many art units does this examiner work in?

  The examiner's record spans one art unit (Art Unit 2154) in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
• 03What does the allowance rate mean for my application?

  The allowance rate describes past outcomes in disposed cases and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Each application is evaluated on its own merits, claim scope, and prior art.
• 04Does this record include pending applications?

  No. The allowance rate and all disposed-application figures exclude pending filings. The 131 disposed applications are those that have been decided (allowed or abandoned).

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