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Examiner Maikhanh Nguyen

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 958 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 Maikhanh Nguyen has allowed 820 of 958 decided applications (86%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

86% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2176 · 79%AU 2144 · 100%
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What the data says.

Maikhanh Nguyen maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Over 958 decided applications, the examiner has allowed 820, yielding an 86% allowance rate. The allowance rate across the two art units ranges from 79% to 100%, reflecting variation in the disposed record between the units. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across both art units and describes the historical record only.

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A pooled record combines statistics from multiple art units into a single aggregate. The overall allowance rate reflects past dispositions across all units handled by the examiner, not a prediction about any specific application. Allowance rates vary between individual art units; the range shown (79% to 100%) indicates this variation. Pooled figures describe historical performance only and do not forecast outcomes in any particular case.

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 2176
647 APPS · 79% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines general computer details, and program control and execution.

79% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 59%
DISPOSITION509 / 138 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.5 moart unit avg 23.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY39.4 moart unit avg 40.5 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility66% · art unit 41%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)76%
§103 — Obviousness82% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness38%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW53%+40 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 409 decided applications with an interview and 238 without.

ART UNIT 2144
337 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE
100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 58%
DISPOSITION311 / 0 / 26allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION28.8 moart unit avg 27.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.5 moart unit avg 41.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility73% · art unit 45%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)73%
§103 — Obviousness69% · art unit 92%
§112 — Written description & definiteness34%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW100%0 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 229 decided applications with an interview and 82 without.

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Questions about Examiner Maikhanh Nguyen

  • What is Maikhanh Nguyen's overall allowance rate?
    86% of 958 decided applications have been allowed. This figure pools all decisions across the examiner's art units and is a description of the past record, not a prediction for any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    The examiner's public record spans 2 art units within TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates range from 79% to 100% across the examiner's art units. These figures represent the decided applications in each unit and reflect the variation in the historical record.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Maikhanh 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: 984 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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