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Examiner Tse W Chen

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 251 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUL 2010
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Tse W Chen has allowed 173 of 251 decided applications (69%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

69% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Tse W Chen maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 251 disposed applications, 173 were allowed and 78 were abandoned, yielding a 69% allowance rate. The examiner's work spans a single art unit (2116). This pooled record reflects decided applications only and does not include pending filings. The allowance rate is computed as the percentage of allowed applications among all disposed matters.

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This profile aggregates the examiner's record across all assigned art units into a single pooled allowance rate and disposition count. The figures describe historical outcomes on decided applications and are not predictions of any specific application's outcome. Pooled data masks variation across individual art units; detailed art-unit-specific rates, where available, may differ from the aggregate figure presented here.

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◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2116
251 APPS · 69% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines control or regulating systems.

69% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 78%
DISPOSITION173 / 78 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30.7 moart unit avg 24.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.3 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)67%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW83%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW64%+19 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 65 decided applications with an interview and 186 without.

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Questions about Examiner Tse W Chen

  • What is Tse W Chen's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 69% across 251 disposed applications in TC 2100. This rate reflects the percentage of allowed applications among all decided matters and is not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    Tse W Chen's record spans one art unit (2116). The pooled figures shown here aggregate the examiner's work across all assigned art units.
  • What do these statistics mean for my application?
    This pooled historical record describes past dispositions and does not predict the outcome of any individual application. Allowance rates are correlational, not causal. Each application is examined on its own merits.
  • Why is the total different from allowed plus abandoned?
    Disposed applications (251) equal allowed (173) plus abandoned (78). This count excludes pending applications and reflects only decided matters used to compute the allowance rate.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Tse W Chen 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: 251 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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