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Examiner Olatoyosi Olude Afolabi

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 352 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2017
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Olatoyosi Olude Afolabi has allowed 306 of 352 decided applications (87%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

87% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2129 · 87%AU 2124 · 88%
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Examiner Olatoyosi Olude Afolabi maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Across 352 disposed applications, 306 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 87%. The allowance rate range across the examiner's art units extends from 87% to 88%. This pooled record aggregates outcomes from both art units and reflects historical dispositions only.

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A pooled record combines statistics from multiple art units into a single summary. The overall allowance rate and disposed count describe past outcomes across all art units together. These figures are historical data and do not predict the outcome of any individual application. Per-art-unit detail, where available, appears separately and may show variation within the overall aggregate.

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 2129
303 APPS · 87% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

87% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION263 / 40 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.4 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY37.2 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility46% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)78%
§103 — Obviousness30% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness14%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW99%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW83%+16 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 70 decided applications with an interview and 233 without.

ART UNIT 2124
49 APPS · 88% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

88% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION43 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION22.8 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.4 moart unit avg 41.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility73% · art unit 61%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)76%
§103 — Obviousness55% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness30%

Based on 49 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Olatoyosi Olude Afolabi

  • What is Examiner Afolabi's allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 87%, based on 306 allowed applications among 352 disposed (decided) applications in the public record.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's public record spans 2 art units within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 87% to 88% across the examiner's art units. Per-art-unit detail is available in the separate section of this page.
  • Does this rate predict my application's outcome?
    No. The allowance rate is a historical summary and is not a prediction of any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Olatoyosi Olude Afolabi 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: 352 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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