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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Paul V Mills, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MILLS, PAUL V

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2100 2193 2194 2196

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

MILLS, PAUL V is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2100. The profile includes 363 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 53.4%, and a median of 1502 days to allowance. The interview lift is 39.7%, indicating that interviews may materially influence outcomes and deserve early consideration in applications facing persistent examination issues.

The listed companies are Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, CPST Intellectual Property Inc., and Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP. Counsel should plan for extended prosecution and support interviews with focused amendments and clear technical explanations.

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

Performance Statistics

53.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
392
Total Applications
+39.7%
Interview Lift
1502
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 363 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18378958 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING TASKS VIA A HETEROGENEOUS MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18368881 VIRTUAL PRIVATE LABEL CLOUDS Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18720010 TASK EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
16249943 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER WITH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18840119 APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17970232 RESOURCE SCHEDULING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17835143 Job Scheduling Method and Job Scheduling Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18440523 Memory Bandwidth Monitor and Limiter Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18492007 COMPOSABLE TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18081534 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO PERFORM ASYNCHRONOUS DATA MOVEMENT Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18545321 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION TO MINIMIZE ENTITLEMENTS COST Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paul V Mills's allowance rate?

53.4% of resolved applications examined by Paul V Mills were allowed (363 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2100 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paul V Mills?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Paul V Mills take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Paul V Mills took 1,502 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paul V Mills work in?

Paul V Mills examines applications in Art Unit 2100 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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