Examiner Sidney Li has allowed 373 of 452 decided applications (83%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Sidney Li maintains an overall allowance rate of 83% across 452 decided applications in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). The examiner's record spans three art units: 2136, 2137, and 2186. Of the 483 total applications in the public record, 373 were allowed and 79 were abandoned. The allowance rate across these art units ranges from 81% to 89%, reflecting variation in outcomes within the technology center.
This pooled record aggregates data from multiple art units within TC 2100. The 83% allowance rate describes historical outcomes across all decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application. Because different art units may have different subject matter and examination patterns, the range (81% to 89%) indicates variance within the examiner's overall practice. Pooled figures describe the past record 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 input/output (I/O) data transfer.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 159 decided applications with an interview and 159 without.
Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 66 decided applications with an interview and 57 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Based on 11 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sidney Li 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: 483 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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