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Examiner Roland J Casillas

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 460 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION SEP 2023
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Roland J Casillas has allowed 298 of 460 decided applications (65%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

65% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2141 · 49%AU 2179 · 86%
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What the data says.

Roland J Casillas maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Across 460 disposed applications, his allowance rate is 65%, reflecting 298 allowed and 162 abandoned applications. The allowance rate varies across his art units, ranging from 49% to 86%. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes from both art units and describes his historical record in this technology center without indicating results in any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record combines outcomes across multiple art units into a single allowance rate. The 65% figure represents past decisions on 460 applications across both art units. Because different art units handle different subject matter within TC 2100, individual art-unit rates may differ materially from the pooled average. Pooled statistics describe historical outcomes and are not predictions of disposition in any particular 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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2141
268 APPS · 49% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines artificial-intelligence and machine-learning methods.

49% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION132 / 136 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.6 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY41 moart unit avg 47.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility47% · art unit 49%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)64%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 91%
§112 — Written description & definiteness48%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW63%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW32%+31 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 151 decided applications with an interview and 117 without.

ART UNIT 2179
192 APPS · 86% ALLOWANCE
86% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION166 / 26 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION13 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY24.2 moart unit avg 43.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility16% · art unit 39%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)52%
§103 — Obviousness78% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness39%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW85%+4 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 82 decided applications with an interview and 110 without.

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Questions about Examiner Roland J Casillas

  • What is Roland J Casillas's overall allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 65% across 460 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The public record spans two art units within TC 2100: art units 2141 and 2179.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates across his art units range from 49% to 86%. Detailed per-art-unit records are available in the separate section of this page.
  • What does the 65% allowance rate mean for my application?
    The pooled allowance rate describes historical outcomes on 460 decided applications and is not a prediction of disposition in any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Roland J Casillas 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: 460 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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