Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Maikhanh Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, MAIKHANH

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2144 2176

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, MAIKHANH is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2144. The record includes 730 resolved cases and an 87.1% allowance rate. The 29.7% interview lift indicates a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The median time to allowance is 1196 days, so practitioners should plan for an extended prosecution period while considering interviews as a potentially useful response component.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Intel Corporation, and Micron Technology Inc. The leading firms are FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC, and PEARNE & GORDON LLP. The data supports pairing careful interview preparation with focused claim amendments. The resolved-case volume provides a useful base for evaluating recurring strategy in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+32.1% vs TC avg
744
Total Applications
+29.7%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 730 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18223888 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING NEURAL NETWORKS (NN) FOR ON-DEVICE DEPLOYMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18571150 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING INFERENCE OF DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18530101 INTERMEDIATE MODULE NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18195265 SIMULATION POST PROCESSOR FOR A DUAL-MODE POWER AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18418347 QUANTUM COMPUTATION METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maikhanh Nguyen's allowance rate?

87.1% of resolved applications examined by Maikhanh Nguyen were allowed (730 resolved cases), compared with 60.2% across Art Unit 2144 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maikhanh Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maikhanh Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maikhanh Nguyen took 1,196 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maikhanh Nguyen work in?

Maikhanh Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2144 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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