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Examiner Neil D Miles

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 151 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION DEC 2013
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Neil D Miles has allowed 129 of 151 decided applications (85%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

85% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Neil D Miles maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 151 disposed applications, 129 were allowed and 22 were abandoned, yielding an 85% allowance rate. His record spans a single art unit (2113). This pooled figure reflects decided applications only and does not include any pending matters. The allowance rate is a historical summary of applications already closed and is not a prediction of outcomes on future filings.

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A pooled record aggregates data across all art units assigned to an examiner. This summary describes the past: applications already decided (allowed or abandoned). Aggregate allowance rates and disposal counts reflect historical performance but are not predictions of any specific application's outcome. Individual art units may show different patterns; details are available in per-art-unit sections.

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 2113
151 APPS · 85% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines error detection, correction, and monitoring.

85% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 79%
DISPOSITION129 / 22 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.8 moart unit avg 21.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY35.7 moart unit avg 32.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility41% · art unit 37%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)66%
§103 — Obviousness82% · art unit 66%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW84%+8 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 25 decided applications with an interview and 126 without.

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Questions about Examiner Neil D Miles

  • What is Neil D Miles's overall allowance rate?
    85%, based on 129 allowed applications and 22 abandoned applications (151 total disposed). This rate applies to applications already decided and does not predict outcomes on pending or new applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Neil D Miles is assigned to one art unit (2113) within TC 2100. This record pools all applications across that assignment.
  • What does the allowance rate include or exclude?
    The 85% rate is calculated from decided (disposed) applications only—allowed and abandoned matters. Pending applications are excluded. It is a historical summary, not a forecast for any individual case.
  • What is the technology center for this examiner?
    Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). This examiner's work falls within that subject-matter jurisdiction.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Neil D Miles 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: 151 applications.

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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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