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Examiner Samir Wadie Rizk

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 1,749 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2025
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Samir Wadie Rizk has allowed 1,592 of 1,749 decided applications (91%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

91% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2112 · 91%AU 2133 · 82%
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What the data says.

Examiner Samir Wadie Rizk maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 1,749 disposed applications, 1,592 were allowed, yielding a 91% allowance rate. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 82% to 91%. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across different art-unit assignments and reflects historical disposition data only.

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This record is pooled across multiple art units, meaning it combines applications from different subject areas within TC 2100. The aggregate allowance rate (91% of 1,749 decided applications) describes the examiner's past record and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual art units within the examiner's portfolio may have different allowance rates; those details appear separately. Aggregate statistics do not forecast results on any particular filing.

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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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 2112
1,698 APPS · 91% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines error detection, correction, and monitoring, and error-correcting coding/decoding.

91% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 89%
DISPOSITION1550 / 148 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20 moart unit avg 21.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY27.3 moart unit avg 31.8 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility17% · art unit 26%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)78%
§103 — Obviousness43% · art unit 55%
§112 — Written description & definiteness22%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW90%+5 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 322 decided applications with an interview and 1,376 without.

ART UNIT 2133
51 APPS · 82% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

82% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 82%
DISPOSITION42 / 9 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.4 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY39.6 moart unit avg 34.8 mo
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Questions about Examiner Samir Wadie Rizk

  • What is Examiner Rizk's overall allowance rate?
    Of 1,749 disposed applications, 1,592 were allowed, for an allowance rate of 91%.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    This pooled record spans 2 art units (2112 and 2133) within TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates across these art units range from 82% to 91%.
  • Does this aggregate rate apply to my application?
    No. This is a historical aggregate; it does not predict any specific application outcome. Individual results depend on claim scope, prior art, and applicant response.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Samir Wadie Rizk 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: 1,749 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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