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Examiner Thong H Vu

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 389 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JAN 2019
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Thong H Vu has allowed 299 of 389 decided applications (77%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

77% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2159 · 81%AU 2142 · 66%
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What the data says.

Thong H Vu maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Across 389 disposed applications, 299 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 77%. The examiner's allowance rates range from 66% to 81% across these art units. This pooled figure represents past dispositions and does not forecast outcomes in any individual application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates results across multiple art units, obscuring unit-specific variation. The 77% figure describes historical allowances among decided cases and reflects past dispositions only. The stated range (66% to 81%) shows that performance varies across the examiner's art units. Pooled data are descriptive, not predictive, and do not indicate how any single application will be handled.

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 2159
288 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION232 / 56 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.2 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY40.9 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility46% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)68%
§103 — Obviousness88% · art unit 82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness15%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW89%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW70%+19 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 156 decided applications with an interview and 132 without.

ART UNIT 2142
101 APPS · 66% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

66% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 45%
DISPOSITION67 / 34 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION36.5 moart unit avg 30.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY51 moart unit avg 48.3 mo
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW60%+40 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 16 decided applications with an interview and 85 without.

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Questions about Examiner Thong H Vu

  • What is Thong H Vu's overall allowance rate?
    77% of 389 disposed applications were allowed. This rate is computed over decided cases (allowed plus abandoned) and is a historical aggregate, not a prediction of any specific application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Thong H Vu maintains a record across 2 art units in TC 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates range from 66% to 81% across the examiner's art units, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Thong H Vu 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: 389 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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