Examiner Paul V Mills has allowed 200 of 362 decided applications (55%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Paul V Mills has a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units. Of 362 disposed applications, 200 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 55%. The allowance rate across his art units ranges from 55% to 64%. The examiner's record covers 389 total applications, with 162 abandoned. These figures represent historical outcomes and do not predict results in any specific pending application.
This record pools data across multiple art units within TC 2100. The aggregate allowance rate of 55% describes past decisions across all applications handled in those units combined. Pooled figures mask variation among individual units—the range shown (55% to 64%) illustrates that difference. Aggregate statistics describe what occurred, not what will occur in any single 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 →
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 program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 186 decided applications with an interview and 154 without.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Paul V Mills 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: 389 applications.
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