Examiner Merilyn P Nguyen has allowed 759 of 874 decided applications (87%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Merilyn P Nguyen maintains a public record across 4 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 874 disposed applications, 759 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 87%. Allowance rates across the examiner's art units range from 79% to 93%. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes from multiple art units and reflects historical disposition data only.
A pooled record combines allowance rates across multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. This aggregate describes past dispositions and does not constitute a prediction of any specific application's outcome. The range reflects variation among individual art units; the overall rate represents the examiner's combined record across all units worked.
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 →
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.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 225 decided applications with an interview and 314 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 62 decided applications with an interview and 244 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Merilyn P 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: 891 applications.
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