Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tuan A Pham, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PHAM, TUAN A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2161 2163 3629

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

PHAM, TUAN A is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 2161. The profile contains 725 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 83.6%, and a median of 989 days to allowance. The interview lift is 27.0%, reflecting a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported case history.

The listed companies are PayPal Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Verizon Communications Inc. The listed firms are Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, CROWELL & MORING LLP, and FIG. 1 Patents. The allowance rate provides a useful starting point for prosecution assessment, while the median timing supports docket and portfolio planning. The interview measure gives practitioners a reason to consider examiner discussions when amendments or technical explanations may benefit from real-time clarification.

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

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+31.6% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
989
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 725 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18582349 SPLIT KEY AND VALUE SELF-ATTENTION MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18946462 AUTOMATIC REDO GENERATION PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18757868 FILE SHARING AND TRANSFER IN A SECURE DEVICE ECOSYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18395311 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS WITH ANONYMIZED DATASETS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19380666 MECHANISMS FOR MAINTAINING CHAINS WITHOUT LOCKS Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19370490 System and Method for Automated Integration of Contextual Information with a Series of Digital Images Displayed in a Display Space Non-Final OA TectoniQ Inc.
19142568 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CHEMICAL COMPOUND DATA USING AND APPLYING A VIRTUAL LANDSCAPE Non-Final OA Accencio LLC
19018306 SEARCHING FOR IMAGES USING GENERATED IMAGES Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
19104041 DYNAMIC SHARDING SYSTEM AND METHOD IN BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK Non-Final OA BLOOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tuan A Pham's allowance rate?

83.6% of resolved applications examined by Tuan A Pham were allowed (725 resolved cases), compared with 72.5% across Art Unit 2161 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tuan A Pham?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.0 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 A Pham take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tuan A Pham took 989 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tuan A Pham work in?

Tuan A Pham examines applications in Art Unit 2161 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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