Examiner Mark A Giardino Jr has allowed 656 of 762 decided applications (86%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Mark A Giardino Jr maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 762 disposed applications, 656 were allowed, yielding an 86% allowance rate. The allowance rate ranges from 71% to 90% across his art units. This pooled figure reflects decisions made across multiple subject-matter areas within TC 2100 and does not represent a prediction for any individual application.
This record aggregates Mark A Giardino Jr's work across multiple art units. A pooled allowance rate describes past decisions in the aggregate and reflects the examiner's historical record across different technology areas. The range (71% to 90%) shows variation among individual art units but does not predict outcomes in any specific case. Aggregate figures are descriptive of what has occurred, not predictive of future results.
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 input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 233 decided applications with an interview and 382 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 32 decided applications with an interview and 115 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Mark A Giardino Jr 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: 793 applications.
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