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Examiner Liang Y Li

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 291 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Liang Y Li has allowed 183 of 291 decided applications (63%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

63% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Examiner Liang Y Li maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning one art unit. Across 291 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 183 and abandoned 108, for an allowance rate of 63% over the decided pool. The record encompasses 330 total applications filed. This pooled figure represents the examiner's historical disposition across decided cases and does not constitute a prediction for any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates data across all art units under an examiner's supervision. The allowance rate describes the share of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) in the examiner's past record. Aggregate figures do not predict outcomes for individual applications. Art-unit composition and subject-matter variation within TC 2100 may affect prosecution patterns; review of art-unit-specific data provides additional context.

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 2143
330 APPS · 63% ALLOWANCE
63% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 52%
DISPOSITION183 / 108 / 39allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.5 moart unit avg 29.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.3 moart unit avg 45.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility47% · art unit 53%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)70%
§103 — Obviousness97% · art unit 94%
§112 — Written description & definiteness48%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW81%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW12%+69 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 215 decided applications with an interview and 76 without.

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Questions about Examiner Liang Y Li

  • What is Examiner Liang Y Li's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 63%, calculated over 291 disposed applications (183 allowed, 108 abandoned). This is a historical measure and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Examiner Liang Y Li's record spans one art unit (2143) within TC 2100. The pooled record aggregates all applications across that art unit.
  • What is the difference between total applications and disposed applications?
    Total applications filed with the examiner number 330. Disposed applications—those that have been decided (allowed or abandoned)—number 291. The allowance rate is calculated using only the disposed count.
  • What technology does this examiner work on?
    Examiner Liang Y Li examines applications in TC 2100, which covers Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Liang Y Li 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: 330 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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