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Examiner Sy D Luu

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 147 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION AUG 2009
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Sy D Luu has allowed 114 of 147 decided applications (78%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

78% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Examiner Sy D Luu maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security), spanning one art unit. Across 147 disposed applications, 114 were allowed and 33 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 78%. This figure represents the percentage of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) in the examiner's pooled record and does not include pending cases. The record reflects outcomes across all art units under this examiner's jurisdiction as of the data snapshot.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record aggregates outcomes across one art unit and reports the examiner's overall allowance rate over all decided applications. Aggregate figures describe the past record only and are not predictions about any specific application or art unit. Individual art units may have different profiles; per-art-unit data is available separately. Allowance rates are correlational snapshots, not causal indicators of prosecution outcomes.

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 2174
147 APPS · 78% ALLOWANCE
78% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 53%
DISPOSITION114 / 33 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION31.9 moart unit avg 26.3 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48 moart unit avg 42.9 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW94%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW73%+21 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 34 decided applications with an interview and 113 without.

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Questions about Examiner Sy D Luu

  • What is Examiner Sy D Luu's overall allowance rate?
    The examiner's allowance rate is 78%, based on 147 disposed applications (114 allowed, 33 abandoned). This is the percentage of decided cases and does not include pending applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's public record spans one art unit (2174) within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does this pooled rate apply to my application?
    Pooled allowance rates describe the examiner's past record and are not predictions of outcomes in any specific case. Individual applications are examined on their own merits.
  • What subject matter does this examiner handle?
    The examiner works in TC 2100, covering Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Sy D Luu 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: 147 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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