Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CAO, PHUONG THAO

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2154 2164

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Phuong Thao Cao serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2154. She has 778 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 78.1%, and the interview lift is 14.6%. This 14.6% lift indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 78.1% allowance rate to evaluate the likelihood of success for applications in her docket.

The median days to allowance is 1068 for the 778 resolved cases. This 1068-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 14.6% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for reaching the 78.1% allowance rate. With 778 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 1068-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 2154.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
799
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
1068
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 778 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.6%
§101 Eligibility
6.6%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19216687 MULTI-VECTOR RETRIEVAL VIA FIXED DIMENSIONAL ENCODINGS Non-Final OA Google LLC
19359421 DATABASE RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
19345953 DATASET PREPARATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18322727 GENERATION OF GRAPHICAL ICONS FOR TAXONOMY NODES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19209250 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTING RESPONSES/RECOMMENDATIONS AND GENERATING ENHANCED DECISIONS THROUGH RESOURCE SHARING BETWEEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT (AI) AGENTS Final Rejection Affle (India) Limited, India

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