Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tuan Minh Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, TUAN MINH

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2193 2198

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, TUAN MINH works in USPTO Technology Center 2100, art unit 2193. The record contains 29 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 72.4%. The median time to allowance is 1369 days. Interview lift is 33.3%, indicating a substantial association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available record.

The listed companies are Vmware LLC, Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The listed firms are Dority & Manning, P.A. and Red Hat, Inc., NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION, and ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. The limited resolved-case record calls for caution when treating the figures as a broad long-term pattern. Within the available data, the allowance rate indicates active prosecution challenges, while the interview result supports considering direct examiner engagement. The median timing suggests that applicants should plan for extended prosecution and maintain flexibility for continued claim development.

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

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1369
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.8%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17785903 DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTION OF A COMPUTATIONAL GRAPH Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18049174 SERVICE MANAGER ON A WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18075291 VIRTUAL BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER CAPABILITY VIA GUEST FIRMWARE LAYER Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18743104 VIRTUAL MACHINE OPERATING SYSTEM DEVICE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18905168 DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF CLOUD RESOURCES IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18334511 DEPENDENCY BASED APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17513442 BINARY EXECUCTION BY A VIRTUAL DEVICE Final Rejection RED HAT, INC.
17980724 VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ENDPOINTS IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tuan Minh Nguyen's allowance rate?

72.4% of resolved applications examined by Tuan Minh Nguyen were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 70.7% across Art Unit 2193 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tuan Minh Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tuan Minh Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tuan Minh Nguyen took 1,369 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tuan Minh Nguyen work in?

Tuan Minh Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2193 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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