Examiner Paul L Rodriguez has allowed 88 of 144 decided applications (61%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Paul L Rodriguez has a pooled allowance rate of 61% across 144 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His public record spans two art units. The allowance rate—the percentage of decided applications (allowed or abandoned)—reflects outcomes across these art units combined. Allowance rates vary across his art units, ranging from 19% to 68%. This range illustrates differences in the application populations or examination outcomes between the individual art units within the technology center.
This pooled record aggregates examination outcomes across multiple art units, presenting an overall picture of the examiner's historical allowance rate. The 61% figure describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of the outcome for any specific application. Because different art units may have different application characteristics and examination patterns, the aggregate rate masks variation across individual units. Applicants benefit from reviewing the separate, art-unit-specific records to understand performance in their particular subject 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 neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 25 decided applications with an interview and 98 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 21 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Paul L Rodriguez 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: 144 applications.
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