Examiner Shelly X Qian has allowed 48 of 130 decided applications (37%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Shelly X Qian maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 130 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 48 and abandoned 82. The allowance rate stands at 37% across the decided applications. This pooled figure reflects the examiner's overall record spanning both art units, aggregating outcomes from different subject areas within the technology center's domain.
A pooled record combines outcomes across multiple art units into a single allowance-rate figure. This aggregate describes the examiner's historical performance across different areas of TC 2100 and is not a prediction about any specific application. Individual art-unit records may differ. Pooled statistics reflect past decisions and are provided for informational reference only.
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 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 74 decided applications with an interview and 37 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 19 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Shelly X Qian 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: 130 applications.
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