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Examiner Lynda Dinh

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 55 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2014
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Lynda Dinh has allowed 39 of 55 decided applications (71%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

71% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2193 · 72%AU 2163 · 60%
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What the data says.

Lynda Dinh maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning 2 art units: 2163 and 2193. Across 55 disposed applications, her allowance rate is 71%, comprising 39 allowed and 16 abandoned applications. The pooled figure reflects the examiner's combined record across both art units and represents only decided cases; it is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates activity across 2 separate art units in TC 2100. The allowance rate of 71% describes past dispositions and is a statistical summary of all decided applications handled by this examiner across both units combined. Pooled figures do not predict the outcome of any individual application. For art-unit-specific data, consult the separate per-unit record.

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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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 2193
50 APPS · 72% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.

72% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 70%
DISPOSITION36 / 14 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION35.9 moart unit avg 30.6 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY50.2 moart unit avg 44 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility60% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)72%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness60%
ART UNIT 2163
5 APPS · 60% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

60% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION3 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION38.8 moart unit avg 23.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.8 moart unit avg 40.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility50% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)100%
§103 — Obviousness25% · art unit 78%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%

Based on 5 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Lynda Dinh

  • What is Lynda Dinh's overall allowance rate?
    71%, calculated over 55 disposed applications (39 allowed, 16 abandoned). This is a historical figure and is not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Lynda Dinh's record spans 2 art units in TC 2100: art unit 2163 and art unit 2193. This pooled profile combines activity across both units.
  • What does a pooled record mean?
    A pooled record aggregates all applications decided by the examiner across multiple art units into a single overall statistic. The 71% rate reflects the combined history and does not apply uniformly to any single art unit or predict outcomes in specific cases.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Lynda Dinh 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: 55 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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