Examiner Sherief Badawi has allowed 144 of 241 decided applications (60%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Sherief Badawi maintains a public record across 4 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 241 disposed applications, the allowance rate stands at 60%. Of the total 265 applications on record, 144 were allowed and 97 were abandoned. The allowance rate across the examiner's art units ranges from 59% to 71%, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's activity across all four art units and describes the past record only.
This profile presents a pooled record, combining data from multiple art units into a single aggregate allowance rate. The 60% figure reflects historical outcomes across all art units where the examiner has worked, not a prediction for any individual application. Pooled rates mask variation—note the range from 59% to 71% across different art units. Understanding this variation requires review of per-art-unit detail, which appears separately. Aggregate statistics describe past work and are correlational 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 71 decided applications with an interview and 128 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 38 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 19 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Based on 9 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sherief Badawi 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: 265 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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