Examiner Matthew Smithers has allowed 238 of 256 decided applications (93%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Matthew Smithers has a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 256 disposed applications, he allowed 238, for an allowance rate of 93%. The record aggregates data from art units 2132, 2134, and 2137. This pooled figure reflects past dispositions across the combined art units and does not indicate the rate for any single art unit or predict outcomes in any particular application.
A pooled record aggregates dispositions across multiple art units into a single allowance-rate figure. This aggregate describes the examiner's historical record across those combined units and provides context on past decisions. The rate is correlational, not predictive—it does not forecast the outcome of any specific application or indicate how the examiner will treat future filings. Individual art units may show different patterns; see the per-art-unit section for detail.
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 19 decided applications with an interview and 227 without.
Primarily examines network security, and computer and data security.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Matthew Smithers 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: 256 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.
This page is for general informational purposes and is not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed by viewing it. Full disclaimers →
ATTORNEY ADVERTISING — Sean Lynch, Partner, Lynch LLP