Examiner Michael Joseph Scapin has allowed 16 of 38 decided applications (42%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Michael Joseph Scapin maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 38 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate stands at 42%. This figure reflects 16 allowed applications and 22 abandoned applications. The record spans a single art unit, pooling all decisions within that unit. The allowance rate describes the examiner's past record on decided applications and does not constitute a prediction for any specific pending case.
This pooled record aggregates all applications and decisions across the examiner's art unit(s) within TC 2100. The allowance rate is a historical statistic—the percentage of decided applications that resulted in allowance—and reflects outcomes already concluded. Aggregate figures describe the examiner's past record and are not predictions about the outcome of any individual application. Pooled data mask variation across different art units and technical areas.
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Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 38 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Michael Joseph Scapin 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: 38 applications.
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