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Examiner Mark A Gooray

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 488 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 Mark A Gooray has allowed 386 of 488 decided applications (79%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

79% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2199 · 80%AU 2193 · 73%
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What the data says.

Mark A Gooray maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Across 488 decided applications, the allowance rate stands at 79%. The allowance rate ranges from 73% to 80% across these art units, reflecting variation in the composition of applications examined within each unit. The examiner has allowed 386 applications and seen 102 abandoned. These figures describe the examiner's historical record and do not predict outcomes for any specific application.

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This profile aggregates the examiner's record across multiple art units within TC 2100. The overall allowance rate reflects the pooled result of applications examined across different art-unit dockets. Aggregate figures describe past dispositions and are not predictions for any individual case. Per-art-unit detail, where available separately, may show variation. These statistics are historical data only.

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 2199
466 APPS · 80% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and program control and execution.

80% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 73%
DISPOSITION349 / 88 / 29allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.8 moart unit avg 25.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41.6 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility55% · art unit 48%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)76%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 89%
§112 — Written description & definiteness48%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW49%+43 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 311 decided applications with an interview and 126 without.

ART UNIT 2193
51 APPS · 73% ALLOWANCE

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

73% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 70%
DISPOSITION37 / 14 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION46.9 moart unit avg 30.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY59.8 moart unit avg 44 mo
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW55%+40 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 22 decided applications with an interview and 29 without.

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Questions about Examiner Mark A Gooray

  • What is Mark A Gooray's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 79%, calculated from 386 allowed applications among 488 decided applications (allowed plus abandoned).
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    The examiner's record spans 2 art units within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 73% to 80% across the examiner's art units, reflecting differences in application composition by unit.
  • Does this record predict the outcome of my application?
    No. These figures describe historical dispositions only and are not a prediction of any specific application outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Mark A Gooray 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: 517 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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