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Examiner Lenin Paulino

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 352 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 Lenin Paulino has allowed 210 of 352 decided applications (60%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

60% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2197 · 58%AU 2193 · 61%
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What the data says.

Lenin Paulino maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 352 disposed applications, 210 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 60%. The allowance rate ranges from 58% to 61% across these art units. A total of 393 applications appear in the examiner's record; 142 were abandoned. These figures represent the examiner's historical record pooled across all art units and do not forecast outcomes in any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates data across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 60% allowance rate is calculated from decided applications only (allowed plus abandoned), excluding pending cases. The range from 58% to 61% reflects variation among the examiner's art units but does not identify which unit achieved which rate. Pooled figures describe past output and are not predictions for individual filings.

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 2197
245 APPS · 58% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.

58% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION119 / 85 / 41allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26 moart unit avg 26 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY50.2 moart unit avg 44.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility65% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)80%
§103 — Obviousness97% · art unit 90%
§112 — Written description & definiteness42%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW66%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW53%+13 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 90 decided applications with an interview and 114 without.

ART UNIT 2193
148 APPS · 61% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.

61% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 70%
DISPOSITION91 / 57 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.3 moart unit avg 30.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.7 moart unit avg 44 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility55% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)96%
§103 — Obviousness99% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness46%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW73%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW30%+43 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 108 decided applications with an interview and 40 without.

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Questions about Examiner Lenin Paulino

  • What is Lenin Paulino's overall allowance rate?
    60%, based on 210 allowed applications among 352 disposed (decided) applications in the examiner's record.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    2 art units (2193 and 2197) in Technology Center 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    The allowance rate ranges from 58% to 61% across these art units. This range reflects variation in the examiner's record but does not attribute specific rates to specific art units.
  • Does the 60% allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. Historical allowance rates describe past dispositions and are not predictions of outcomes in any individual case.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Lenin Paulino 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: 393 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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