Examiner Pierre M Vital has allowed 167 of 240 decided applications (70%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Pierre M Vital has a pooled allowance rate of 70% across 240 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). His record spans 6 art units: 2156, 2162, 2169, 2186, 2188, and 2198. Of 251 total applications, 167 were allowed and 73 abandoned. The allowance rate across these art units ranges from 0% to 100%, reflecting variation in outcomes as the examiner works across different technical areas within TC 2100.
This record aggregates data from six art units, producing a single pooled allowance rate that describes past outcomes across the examiner's portfolio. The 70% figure represents the share of decided cases (allowed or abandoned) that resulted in allowance, and reflects the examiner's history to date. This aggregate is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome and does not indicate how any individual case will be examined or decided.
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 computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 18 decided applications with an interview and 106 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 35 decided applications with an interview and 44 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 22 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Based on 20 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Pierre M Vital 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: 251 applications.
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