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Examiner Markus Anthony Villanueva

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 55 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 Markus Anthony Villanueva has allowed 31 of 55 decided applications (56%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

56% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2151 · 66%AU 2182 · 46%
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What the data says.

Markus Anthony Villanueva maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Across 55 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 56%. The examiner's record shows variation across art units, with allowance rates ranging from 46% to 66%. Of the 93 total applications on record, 31 were allowed and 24 were abandoned. This pooled figure represents a snapshot of decided cases and does not forecast outcomes on any pending or future application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units into a single profile. The overall allowance rate of 56% reflects historical dispositions—allowed and abandoned applications combined—divided by total decided cases. This aggregate figure describes the examiner's past record across all their assigned art units and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual art-unit records may differ from the pooled rate.

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 2151
67 APPS · 66% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

66% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION19 / 10 / 38allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION39.5 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY51.5 moart unit avg 44.1 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility61% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)39%
§103 — Obviousness92% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness76%
ART UNIT 2182
26 APPS · 46% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.

46% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION12 / 14 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION34.1 moart unit avg 24.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.2 moart unit avg 37.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility63% · art unit 31%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)75%
§103 — Obviousness75% · art unit 76%
§112 — Written description & definiteness67%

Based on 26 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Markus Anthony Villanueva

  • What is Examiner Villanueva's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 56%, calculated over 55 disposed applications (allowed plus abandoned, excluding pending cases).
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    This record covers two art units within TC 2100.
  • Do the allowance rates vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 46% to 66% across the examiner's art units. The pooled rate of 56% reflects the aggregate across all units.
  • What does the 56% allowance rate mean for my application?
    The pooled allowance rate is a historical statistic and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Disposition depends on the merits of each individual case.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Markus Anthony Villanueva 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: 93 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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