Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, CATHERINE MARIE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2114 2116 2187

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Catherine Marie Nguyen is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2114. The data for this profile is based on 18 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 83.3 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 819. This figure represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. Practitioners can use the 819-day timeline to manage client expectations regarding the duration of the prosecution process. This duration reflects the pace of work for the 18 resolved cases concluded by the examiner.

The interview lift is 27.5 percent. This metric indicates the increase in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. When compared to the 83.3 percent allowance rate, the 27.5 percent lift suggests that oral advocacy is a productive tool for resolving outstanding issues. For matters in Art Unit 2114, 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

83.3%
Allow Rate
+28.3% vs TC avg
33
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
819
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18420101 Dual Timing Circuit Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18981457 Generative Artificial Intelligence-Based Random Test Generation Framework For Processor Verification Final Rejection MediaTek Inc.
18065351 TIMED-OUT CLIENT MESSAGE REPLY QUEUEING TO REDUCE BACKEND SYSTEM CALLS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18619481 QUANTUM-ENABLED INTELLIGENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18419706 Fault Information Transmission Method and Apparatus, and Storage Medium Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18891066 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING OBSERVABILITY OF BACKEND STORAGE EVENT TO FRONT-END HOST Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18814005 DYNAMIC TIMEOUT WITH REAL-TIME METRICS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18930325 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PORT RESILIENCY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FAILED PORTS AT AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Dell Products LP

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