Examiner Nicholas J Simonetti has allowed 483 of 591 decided applications (82%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Nicholas J Simonetti maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 625 total applications, 483 have been allowed and 108 abandoned, yielding 591 disposed applications. The pooled allowance rate is 82% of those decided applications. Allowance rates across his art units range from 52% to 88%, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit. This aggregate record describes past dispositions and does not constitute a prediction for any individual application.
This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units within TC 2100, presenting an overall allowance rate calculated from all decided cases across those units. Aggregate statistics describe historical outcomes and are not predictive of results in any specific application. Variation across individual art units—visible in the 52% to 88% range—reflects differences in subject matter and application complexity by art unit; the pooled figure is a cross-unit average and does not apply uniformly to every case.
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 input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 180 decided applications with an interview and 314 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 24 decided applications with an interview and 73 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Nicholas J Simonetti 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: 625 applications.
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