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Examiner Kim T Nguyen

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 1,195 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Kim T Nguyen has allowed 1,035 of 1,195 decided applications (87%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

87% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2153 · 91%AU 2163 · 80%
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What the data says.

Kim T Nguyen has a public record spanning 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 1,195 decided applications, 1,035 were allowed, yielding an 87% allowance rate. The allowance rate ranges from 80% to 91% across these art units. A total of 1,216 applications have been docketed. The record reflects outcomes on applications that have received final disposition; it does not include pending applications and is not a prediction of any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

This examiner's record is pooled across multiple art units in TC 2100, meaning the 87% allowance rate aggregates different subject areas and examination patterns. Pooled figures describe historical outcomes and do not predict the result of any individual application. The range (80% to 91%) indicates variation among the art units; per-art-unit detail is available separately. Allowance rate is computed only from decided applications, excluding pending cases.

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 2153
760 APPS · 91% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

91% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION670 / 69 / 21allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.2 moart unit avg 27.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY28.8 moart unit avg 41.6 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility12% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)92%
§103 — Obviousness19% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness13%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW89%+4 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 259 decided applications with an interview and 480 without.

ART UNIT 2163
456 APPS · 80% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

80% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION365 / 91 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.1 moart unit avg 23.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.4 moart unit avg 40.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility34% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)97%
§103 — Obviousness30% · art unit 78%
§112 — Written description & definiteness3%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW91%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW77%+14 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 104 decided applications with an interview and 352 without.

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Questions about Examiner Kim T Nguyen

  • What is Kim T Nguyen's overall allowance rate?
    87%, calculated from 1,035 allowed applications out of 1,195 decided applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    2 art units (2153 and 2163) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary by art unit?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 80% to 91% across the examiner's art units. Per-art-unit breakdown is available in a separate section.
  • Does this record predict the outcome of my application?
    No. This record describes historical outcomes and is not a prediction of any specific application.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Kim T Nguyen 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: 1,216 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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