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Examiner Tarek Chbouki

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 913 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAY 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Tarek Chbouki has allowed 736 of 913 decided applications (81%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

81% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2165 · 81%AU 2169 · 0%
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What the data says.

Examiner Tarek Chbouki holds a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 913 disposed applications, the examiner issued allowances in 736 cases, for an allowance rate of 81%. The record spans art units 2165 and 2169. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across both units and reflects historical outcomes on decided applications—those allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are excluded from the allowance-rate calculation.

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How to read these numbers.

This examiner's record is pooled across multiple art units within TC 2100, meaning the figures combine outcomes from different subject areas. The 81% allowance rate describes past decisions on 913 disposed applications and is a historical aggregate, not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Pooled data reflects the examiner's overall disposition across all units worked; individual art-unit records, where available separately, may vary from this aggregate.

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 2165
936 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION736 / 171 / 29allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.9 moart unit avg 22.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.3 moart unit avg 39.6 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility32% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)32%
§103 — Obviousness93% · art unit 82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW92%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW70%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 457 decided applications with an interview and 450 without.

ART UNIT 2169
6 APPS · 0% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

0% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 47%
DISPOSITION0 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.4 moart unit avg 24.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33 moart unit avg 40 mo
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Questions about Examiner Tarek Chbouki

  • What is Examiner Chbouki's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 81%, computed from 736 allowed applications among 913 total disposed applications in the examiner's pooled record.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's public record spans 2 art units (2165 and 2169) within TC 2100.
  • Does this pooled rate apply to my application?
    No. This pooled figure is a historical summary across multiple art units and does not predict the outcome of any individual application. Specific outcomes depend on claim scope, prior art, and examination details.
  • What does 'disposed applications' mean?
    Disposed applications are those with a final decision—either allowed or abandoned. Pending applications are not included in the allowance-rate calculation.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Tarek Chbouki 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: 942 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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