Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, BAO LONG T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2117 3656 3664

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bao Long T. Nguyen is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2117. The data for this profile is based on 562 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 82.9 percent, which serves as the baseline probability of success for applications in this portfolio. This rate provides a benchmark for practitioners to evaluate the likelihood of a grant when filing in this unit.

The median days to allowance is 1036. This figure represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. Practitioners can use the 1036-day timeline to manage client expectations regarding the duration of the prosecution process. This duration reflects the pace of work for the 562 resolved cases concluded by the examiner.

The interview lift is 7.3 percent. This metric indicates the increase in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. When compared to the 82.9 percent allowance rate, the 7.3 percent lift suggests that oral advocacy is a productive tool for resolving outstanding issues. For matters in Art Unit 2117, the data indicates that interviews are associated with a higher likelihood of moving a case toward allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+30.9% vs TC avg
581
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 562 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18963686 EVALUATION DEVICE, EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19197067 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19064445 METHOD FOR REGULATING A GENERATOR BRAKING TORQUE OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A UTILITY VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC DRIVE OR ELECTRIC BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Final Rejection ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18893254 METHOD FOR RECORDING A NON-IMPACT EVENT OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18867528 FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NOTIFICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18875164 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18179859 SMART SCHEDULING OF OPERATION OF A ROBOTIC GARDEN TOOL Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
19219315 Mobile Sensing Robots Having Multipoint Sensing Systems for Sensing Characteristics of Materials, and Related Systems, Methods, and Software Non-Final OA University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
19219281 SETTING DEVICE, SENSOR, SETTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18860879 MECHATRONIC SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18941788 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING ROUTE PLANNING FOR TIGHT TURNS FOR ROBOTIC APPARATUSES Final Rejection Brain Corporation

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