Examiner Linh Black has allowed 358 of 630 decided applications (57%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Linh Black maintains a public record across 5 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 630 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 57%. This figure represents applications allowed as a percentage of all decided cases (allowed plus abandoned), excluding pending matters. The allowance rate across the examiner's art units ranges from 52% to 88%, reflecting variation in outcomes by individual art unit. The examiner has worked 671 total applications, of which 358 were allowed and 272 were abandoned.
This pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units in TC 2100, presenting an overall historical allowance rate rather than a prediction for any individual application. The 57% figure describes past dispositions and does not indicate the outcome of any pending or future case. The range (52% to 88%) demonstrates that allowance rates vary by art unit; applicants may review the separate, detailed per-art-unit breakdown to identify the specific unit handling their application and its corresponding record.
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 →
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.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 168 decided applications with an interview and 156 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 61 decided applications with an interview and 152 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Linh Black 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: 671 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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