Examiner Santosh Raj Poudel has allowed 453 of 587 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Santosh Raj Poudel maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 587 disposed applications, 453 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 77%. The examiner's record spans art units 2115, 2118, and 2126. Allowance rates across these art units range from 65% to 80%, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes of applications handled within each unit. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across all assigned art units and describes the historical record only.
A pooled record combines results from multiple art units into one aggregate figure. The 77% allowance rate reflects the share of allowed applications among all decided cases across art units 2115, 2118, and 2126. This historical aggregate does not predict the outcome of any individual application. Variation across art units—ranging from 65% to 80%—reflects differences in application mix and complexity by unit. Pooled data provides context for the examiner's overall activity and serves as background; specific applications may be subject to distinct art-unit standards and examiner practices.
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 control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 293 decided applications with an interview and 184 without.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 61 decided applications with an interview and 34 without.
Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Based on 15 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Santosh Raj Poudel 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: 639 applications.
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