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Examiner Shyue Jiunn Hwa

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 917 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner Shyue Jiunn Hwa has allowed 763 of 917 decided applications (83%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

83% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2156 · 89%AU 2163 · 74%AU 2155 · 83%
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What the data says.

Patent Examiner Shyue Jiunn Hwa maintains a public record spanning three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 917 decided applications, the examiner issued an allowance rate of 83%. The allowance rate varies across the examiner's art units, ranging from 74% to 89%. This pooled record reflects outcomes in art units 2155, 2156, and 2163, encompassing a total of 949 applications received.

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How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates data across multiple art units, presenting an overall profile rather than art-unit-specific rates. The pooled allowance rate describes historical outcomes on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's result. Variation across art units reflects differences in technology area and examination complexity. Pooled figures provide context for an examiner's overall record but do not determine outcomes in individual cases.

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 2156
549 APPS · 89% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

89% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION458 / 59 / 32allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.9 moart unit avg 20.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.6 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility35% · art unit 56%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)30%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 84%
§112 — Written description & definiteness54%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW95%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW75%+20 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 347 decided applications with an interview and 170 without.

ART UNIT 2163
291 APPS · 74% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

74% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION215 / 76 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.2 moart unit avg 23.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY51.2 moart unit avg 40.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility56% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)81%
§103 — Obviousness75% · art unit 78%
§112 — Written description & definiteness30%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW47%+45 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 173 decided applications with an interview and 118 without.

ART UNIT 2155
109 APPS · 83% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

83% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 55%
DISPOSITION90 / 19 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.3 moart unit avg 27.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48.4 moart unit avg 42.2 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility59% · art unit 46%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)55%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 81%
§112 — Written description & definiteness44%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW40%+52 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 89 decided applications with an interview and 20 without.

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Questions about Examiner Shyue Jiunn Hwa

  • What is Examiner Shyue Jiunn Hwa's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 83% across 917 decided applications, pooled from all art units in the public record.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner has a public record spanning three art units (2155, 2156, 2163) within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across the examiner's art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 74% to 89% across the examiner's art units with a substantial record.
  • What is the relationship between this pooled record and my application?
    The pooled record describes historical outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application's result. Actual outcomes depend on claim substance, prior art, and examination responses.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Shyue Jiunn Hwa 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: 949 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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