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Examiner Paul Coleman

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 15 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Paul Coleman has allowed 10 of 15 decided applications (67%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

67% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Paul Coleman's public record spans Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) across one art unit. Over 15 disposed applications, he issued 10 allowances, for an allowance rate of 67%. The record reflects 46 total applications received, of which 5 were abandoned. This pooled allowance rate describes his past dispositions and does not predict outcomes in any specific application. The single art unit served by this examiner is art unit 2126.

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This profile aggregates Paul Coleman's record across one art unit in TC 2100. Pooled figures combine all decisions within that unit into a single allowance rate, which reflects historical dispositions rather than a forecast for individual cases. The allowance rate is calculated from decided applications (allowed plus abandoned), excluding pending filings. Applicants review pooled data to understand an examiner's overall record; individual application outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, and examiner analysis of the specific case.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2126
46 APPS · 67% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

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

67% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION10 / 5 / 31allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION36 moart unit avg 29.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY45 moart unit avg 44.4 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility94% · art unit 53%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)31%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness40%

Based on 46 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Paul Coleman

  • What is Paul Coleman's allowance rate?
    Over 15 disposed applications, Paul Coleman allowed 10, for an allowance rate of 67%. This figure is derived from decided cases and does not predict the outcome of any pending or future application.
  • How many art units does Paul Coleman cover?
    Paul Coleman's record spans one art unit: art unit 2126 in Technology Center 2100.
  • What technology does this examiner work in?
    Paul Coleman works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • What does the pooled allowance rate represent?
    The pooled allowance rate aggregates all decisions across Paul Coleman's art units into a single historical figure. It reflects past dispositions 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 Paul Coleman 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: 46 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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