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Examiner Phillip H Nguyen

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 953 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Phillip H Nguyen has allowed 882 of 953 decided applications (93%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

93% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Phillip H Nguyen holds a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 981 total applications, 882 have been allowed and 71 abandoned, for a disposed count of 953 applications. The allowance rate is 93%, calculated from the 953 decided applications. The examiner's record spans a single art unit, 2191. This pooled figure reflects the examiner's past dispositions and does not forecast the outcome of any individual application.

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This pooled record aggregates all applications across the examiner's art unit(s) in TC 2100. The 93% allowance rate describes past-decided applications only and excludes pending matters. Pooled figures are historical summaries and are not predictive of any specific application's path. Individual cases vary by claim scope, prior art, and prosecution history.

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 2191
981 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE

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

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 76%
DISPOSITION882 / 71 / 28allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.7 moart unit avg 28.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.8 moart unit avg 41.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility38% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)84%
§103 — Obviousness79% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness32%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW97%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW90%+7 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 378 decided applications with an interview and 575 without.

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Questions about Examiner Phillip H Nguyen

  • What is Examiner Phillip H Nguyen's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 93%, based on 953 disposed applications (882 allowed plus 71 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this examiner work in?
    The examiner's record spans one art unit: 2191, within TC 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate tell me about my application?
    The allowance rate describes past decisions on 953 closed applications. It is a historical statistic and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • What technology areas does this examiner cover?
    The examiner works in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Phillip H 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: 981 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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