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Examiner Paul J Breene

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 58 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 J Breene has allowed 35 of 58 decided applications (60%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

60% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Paul J Breene maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His pooled record spans one art unit and covers 86 total applications. Of 58 disposed applications, 35 were allowed, yielding a 60% allowance rate. Twenty-three applications were abandoned. This record reflects outcomes across decided cases and does not include pending applications. The allowance rate is a historical measure of applications already resolved and is not predictive of any specific pending or future application.

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This profile aggregates data across all art units where the examiner has worked. The pooled allowance rate reflects past outcomes on decided applications and represents a snapshot of historical dispositions. Aggregate figures describe what has occurred, not what will occur on any given application. Each application presents distinct facts, claims, and arguments that are evaluated independently. The pooled record provides context for understanding an examiner's historical pattern but is not a basis for predicting the outcome of any specific 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 →

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2129
86 APPS · 60% ALLOWANCE

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

60% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION35 / 23 / 28allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31.7 moart unit avg 28.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY53.9 moart unit avg 42.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility89% · art unit 63%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)60%
§103 — Obviousness96% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness71%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW79%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW43%+36 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 28 decided applications with an interview and 30 without.

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Questions about Examiner Paul J Breene

  • What is Paul J Breene's overall allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 60%, based on 35 allowed applications among 58 total disposed applications. This is a historical measure and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    The pooled record covers one art unit in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • What do the 86 total applications represent?
    The 86 total applications include all filings assigned to this examiner across the record period. Of these, 58 were disposed (35 allowed, 23 abandoned), and the remainder are pending or otherwise unresolved.
  • Does this allowance rate predict outcomes on my application?
    No. The pooled allowance rate is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Each application is examined on its individual merits.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Paul J Breene 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: 86 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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