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Examiner Syling Yen

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 916 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Syling Yen has allowed 681 of 916 decided applications (74%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

74% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Syling Yen maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 941 total applications, 681 were allowed and 235 were abandoned, for a combined total of 916 disposed applications. The allowance rate over these decided applications is 74%. This examiner's record spans one art unit. These figures represent the examiner's pooled historical record and do not constitute predictions about outcomes in any individual application.

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This profile aggregates the examiner's record across all assigned art units into a single pooled allowance rate and disposal count. Aggregate figures describe past decisions and are historical in nature. They are not predictions of how any specific application will be examined or decided. To understand performance variation by subject area, consult the per-art-unit detail sections of this page.

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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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 2166
941 APPS · 74% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

74% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION681 / 235 / 25allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.6 moart unit avg 23.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY45.5 moart unit avg 45 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility49% · art unit 44%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)90%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 81%
§112 — Written description & definiteness47%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW60%+29 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 452 decided applications with an interview and 464 without.

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Questions about Examiner Syling Yen

  • What is Syling Yen's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 74%, calculated across 916 decided applications (681 allowed plus 235 abandoned). This figure is a pooled aggregate of the examiner's record and is not a prediction for any individual application.
  • How many art units does Syling Yen cover?
    Syling Yen's public record covers one art unit: 2166. The figures shown here are pooled across all assigned art units.
  • What technology area does this examiner work in?
    Syling Yen works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • What do these statistics measure?
    These figures measure historical outcomes: total applications filed, allowed, and abandoned, along with the allowance rate among decided cases. They describe the past record only and are not predictive of outcomes in any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Syling Yen 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: 941 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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