Despite being home to various cutting-edge technologies critical for the modern tech economy, it receives the second-fewest applications of any utility patent technology center after TC 2400 (670,930 vs. 603,303 for all time) - and filings have been declining since 2013. It also receives far fewer Alice rejections than other software-heavy technology centers such as TC 3600 (41,476 vs. 89,642 for all time).
With an overall allowance rate of 76% — nearly matching the USPTO average — TC 2100 is an ideal technology center for software applicants hoping to avoid the rigors of TC 3600.
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