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Examiner Michael Young Won

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 150 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION SEP 2008
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Michael Young Won has allowed 116 of 150 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

77% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Michael Young Won maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), with a singular art unit. Across 150 disposed applications, 116 were allowed and 34 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 77%. This rate reflects the proportion of decided applications in the examiner's pooled record. The figures represent past outcomes and do not constitute a prediction for any specific application or case.

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This pooled record aggregates the examiner's decisions across all assigned art units into a single allowance rate. The 77% figure describes historical dispositions—applications already decided—and reflects no prediction about future outcomes or any particular pending case. Pooled rates combine different subject areas and examination contexts; they describe the examiner's overall record, not the likelihood of allowance in any individual matter.

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 2155
150 APPS · 77% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

77% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION116 / 34 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION37.2 moart unit avg 27.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY54.8 moart unit avg 42.2 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW98%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW46%+52 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 91 decided applications with an interview and 59 without.

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Questions about Examiner Michael Young Won

  • What is Michael Young Won's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 77%, calculated from 116 allowed applications and 34 abandoned applications across 150 total disposed applications in TC 2100. This is a historical figure and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Michael Young Won has a public record spanning 1 art unit (Art Unit 2155) in Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate predict the outcome of my application?
    No. The allowance rate is a summary of past dispositions and does not constitute a prediction of allowance, rejection, or any other outcome in any specific pending application.
  • What subject matter does this record cover?
    The record covers Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). All pooled figures reflect decisions in this technology center.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Michael Young Won 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: 150 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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