Examiner Matthew J Ellis has allowed 243 of 344 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Matthew J Ellis maintains a pooled allowance rate of 71% across 344 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His public record spans three art units: 2152, 2153, and 2165. Of 375 total applications, 243 were allowed and 101 were abandoned. The allowance rate across his art units ranges from 57% to 84%, reflecting variation in the decided record among the different art units in which he works.
This pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units in TC 2100, combining different subject areas and examination histories into a single profile. The 71% allowance rate describes the examiner's past record on decided applications and does not constitute a prediction about any specific application. Aggregate figures mask individual art-unit variation; the range from 57% to 84% shows that outcomes differ across the art units represented here.
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 129 decided applications with an interview and 62 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 81 decided applications with an interview and 34 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Matthew J Ellis 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: 375 applications.
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