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Examiner Hanh B Thai

TECH CENTER 2100 · 3 ART UNITS · 1,012 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 3 ART UNITS

Examiner Hanh B Thai has allowed 865 of 1,012 decided applications (85%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

85% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2163 · 86%AU 2171 · 64%AU 2161 · 54%
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What the data says.

Examiner Hanh B Thai maintains a public record across three art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 1,012 disposed applications—those decided as either allowed or abandoned—865 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 85%. The examiner's record spans art units 2161, 2163, and 2171. Allowance rates across these art units range from 64% to 86%, reflecting variation in the examiner's decisions within the technology center.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, producing an overall allowance rate that describes past decisions in aggregate. The range—from 64% to 86%—reflects the dispersion of allowance rates among the examiner's art units but does not identify which specific art unit produced which rate. Aggregate historical figures describe what occurred; they are not predictions about outcomes in any individual application or art unit.

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 2163
1,010 APPS · 86% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

86% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION844 / 133 / 33allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.6 moart unit avg 23.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY36.1 moart unit avg 40.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility50% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)30%
§103 — Obviousness70% · art unit 78%
§112 — Written description & definiteness16%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW85%+4 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 247 decided applications with an interview and 730 without.

ART UNIT 2171
22 APPS · 64% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA
64% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 56%
DISPOSITION14 / 8 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23 moart unit avg 22 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY34.9 moart unit avg 37.2 mo
ART UNIT 2161
13 APPS · 54% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

54% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 62%
DISPOSITION7 / 6 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24 moart unit avg 23.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY36.5 moart unit avg 39 mo
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Questions about Examiner Hanh B Thai

  • What is Examiner Hanh B Thai's overall allowance rate?
    85% of 1,012 disposed applications were allowed.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Three art units (2161, 2163, 2171) within TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates range from 64% to 86% across the examiner's art units.
  • What does this pooled record show?
    It shows the aggregate record across all three art units. It does not predict outcomes in any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hanh B Thai 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: 1,045 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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