Examiner William S Powers

What the data says.

William S Powers maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 55 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 58%, with 32 applications allowed and 23 abandoned. The examiner's work spans a single art unit. This pooled record represents past decisions on applications that have been decided; it does not describe pending applications or predict outcomes on any particular case.

How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates decisions across the examiner's assigned art units in TC 2100. The allowance rate of 58% reflects the proportion of decided applications that were allowed, calculated from disposed applications only. Pooled figures describe the historical record and are not predictions for any specific application. Individual art-unit records may show different patterns and are maintained separately.

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 →

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.

Primarily examines network security, and computer and data security.

Questions about Examiner William S Powers

• 01What is William S Powers's overall allowance rate?

  58% of 55 disposed applications were allowed. This rate is calculated from decided applications only and does not include pending filings.
• 02How many art units does this record cover?

  The record spans 1 art unit in TC 2100. Pooled figures aggregate all decisions across the examiner's assigned units.
• 03What does the allowance rate tell me?

  The allowance rate is a historical statistic: the percentage of decided applications that were allowed. It describes the past record and is not a prediction of the outcome of any particular application.
• 04What is the technology center?

  Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). This designation defines the examiner's subject-matter jurisdiction.

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