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Examiner Tuan A Pham

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 814 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 Tuan A Pham has allowed 696 of 814 decided applications (86%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

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

Examiner Tuan A Pham maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 852 total applications, 814 have been disposed (decided). Of those 814 decided applications, 696 were allowed and 118 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 86%. This pooled record spans a single art unit. The figures represent historical dispositions and do not constitute a prediction of the outcome in any specific application.

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How to read these numbers.

This record aggregates dispositions across all of the examiner's art units in TC 2100. The allowance rate reflects the share of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) that were allowed, calculated over the 814 disposed cases. Pooled figures describe the examiner's past record in aggregate and are not predictions for any individual filing. To understand performance within a specific art unit, consult the per-unit detail section.

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 2163
852 APPS · 86% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

86% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 64%
DISPOSITION696 / 118 / 38allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.4 moart unit avg 23.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.3 moart unit avg 40.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility58% · art unit 51%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)65%
§103 — Obviousness92% · art unit 78%
§112 — Written description & definiteness37%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW93%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW72%+21 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 526 decided applications with an interview and 288 without.

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Questions about Examiner Tuan A Pham

  • What is the overall allowance rate for this examiner?
    The allowance rate is 86%, calculated over 814 decided applications (696 allowed, 118 abandoned). This is a historical aggregate and does not predict any specific application outcome.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's record spans one art unit in TC 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate include and exclude?
    The allowance rate is the percentage of decided (disposed) applications that were allowed. It includes allowed and abandoned applications but excludes pending applications. The 814 disposed figure is the denominator.
  • What is the subject matter of this technology center?
    TC 2100 covers Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Tuan A Pham 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: 852 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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