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Examiner Matthew David

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 331 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUL 2014
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Matthew David has allowed 222 of 331 decided applications (67%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

67% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Matthew David maintains a public record across Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His pooled record encompasses 331 disposed applications, of which 222 were allowed and 109 were abandoned. The overall allowance rate is 67% across the 331 decided applications. This record spans a single art unit (2111). The figures presented reflect the examiner's aggregate historical disposition and are factual summaries of past decisions, not predictions about pending or future applications.

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How to read these numbers.

This profile aggregates Matthew David's record across all art units where he examines. When an examiner works in multiple art units, the pooled allowance rate combines data from each unit and reflects overall historical outcomes. Aggregate figures describe past decisions and do not predict outcomes in any specific application. Individual art-unit rates, where available separately, may differ from the pooled figure and provide more granular subject-matter 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 2111
331 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE
67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 80%
DISPOSITION222 / 109 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.5 moart unit avg 20.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.5 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility9% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)68%
§103 — Obviousness81% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness52%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW40%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW80%-40 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 106 decided applications with an interview and 225 without.

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Questions about Examiner Matthew David

  • What is Matthew David's overall allowance rate?
    The overall allowance rate is 67%, calculated across 331 decided applications (222 allowed, 109 abandoned). This is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does Matthew David examine?
    Matthew David's public record covers 1 art unit (2111), all within TC 2100.
  • What does the pooled record tell me?
    The pooled record aggregates outcomes across all art units where the examiner works. It shows historical disposal rates and allowance percentages but does not forecast outcomes on individual applications or indicate how any particular case will be handled.
  • How many applications has Matthew David decided?
    Matthew David has disposed of 331 applications: 222 allowed and 109 abandoned.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Matthew David 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: 331 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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