Examiner Nirav K Khakhar has allowed 398 of 500 decided applications (80%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Nirav K Khakhar's public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spans 2 art units and covers 500 disposed applications. Of these decided applications, 398 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 80%. The examiner's allowance rate varies across the art units in this technology center, ranging from 74% to 99%. This pooled record aggregates activity across both art units and reflects historical disposition data only.
This pooled record combines the examiner's activity across multiple art units in TC 2100. The 80% allowance rate describes decisions already made on 500 applications and is not a prediction of outcomes on any future or pending case. Aggregate figures across art units mask variation in individual art-unit performance; the range of 74% to 99% shows that individual art units differ. Pooled statistics describe historical patterns, not the probability of allowance in any specific 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 →
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 information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 216 decided applications with an interview and 177 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 54 decided applications with an interview and 53 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Nirav K Khakhar 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: 517 applications.
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