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Examiner Nargis Sultana

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 254 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAY 2023
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner Nargis Sultana has allowed 157 of 254 decided applications (62%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

62% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2162 · 58%AU 2164 · 68%AU 2156 · 78%
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What the data says.

Examiner Nargis Sultana maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 254 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 157 and abandoned 97, yielding an allowance rate of 62%. The allowance rate varies across the examiner's art units, ranging from 58% to 68%. This pooled figure represents the examiner's aggregate record in TC 2100 and reflects outcomes across multiple distinct art units rather than a single, uniform examination approach.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates an examiner's performance across multiple art units within a technology center. The overall allowance rate (62%) describes historical outcomes on decided applications and is not predictive of any individual case. The range (58% to 68%) indicates that allowance rates differ among the examiner's constituent art units. Pooled figures are useful for understanding an examiner's general record but do not account for variation by specific art unit or application characteristics.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2162
170 APPS · 58% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

58% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION98 / 72 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.8 moart unit avg 23.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility73% · art unit 56%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)75%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness45%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW72%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW40%+32 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 95 decided applications with an interview and 75 without.

ART UNIT 2164
66 APPS · 68% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

68% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 62%
DISPOSITION45 / 21 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.9 moart unit avg 22.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY55 moart unit avg 43.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility71% · art unit 58%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)98%
§103 — Obviousness97% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness65%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW75%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW50%+25 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 48 decided applications with an interview and 18 without.

ART UNIT 2156
18 APPS · 78% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

78% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION14 / 4 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.4 moart unit avg 20.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY55.5 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility71% · art unit 56%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)94%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 84%
§112 — Written description & definiteness53%

Based on 18 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Nargis Sultana

  • What is Examiner Sultana's overall allowance rate?
    62% on 254 disposed applications across all art units in TC 2100. This describes her historical record and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Three art units: 2156, 2162, and 2164, all within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • What is the range of allowance rates across her art units?
    Allowance rates range from 58% to 68% across the examiner's art units. This variation reflects differences in examination outcomes by art unit.
  • Does this pooled rate apply to my application?
    No. This pooled figure aggregates all applications across three art units and does not predict outcomes on any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Nargis Sultana 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: 254 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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