Examiner Michael J Brown has allowed 1,144 of 1,294 decided applications (88%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Michael J Brown has disposed of 1,294 applications across two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), resulting in an overall allowance rate of 88% among decided applications. His record spans art units 2115 and 2116. Allowance rates across these art units range from 84% to 92%. Of his total caseload, 1,144 applications were allowed and 150 were abandoned. This pooled figure reflects his aggregate record across both art units and does not break down performance by individual unit.
A pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units, producing a single allowance rate that reflects historical results rather than a prediction for any particular case. The range (84% to 92%) shows variation among the examiner's individual art units, but the overall 88% represents the aggregate past record. Neither the pooled rate nor the range indicates the disposition of any future application. Pooled data describes historical patterns 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 →
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 control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 178 decided applications with an interview and 548 without.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 182 decided applications with an interview and 386 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Michael J Brown 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: 1,326 applications.
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