Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dean Phan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PHAN, DEAN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2137 2182 2184

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

PHAN, DEAN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2100 and art unit 2137. The profile includes 526 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 74.5%, and a median of 1104 days to allowance. The interview lift is 13.7%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported case data.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Intel Corporation, and Openchip & Software Technologies S L. The listed firms are K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh and MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD. The allowance rate provides a basis for setting prosecution expectations, while the median timing supports docket planning. The interview measure supports considering examiner dialogue when it can clarify technical distinctions or reduce uncertainty around proposed claim amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

74.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
539
Total Applications
+13.7%
Interview Lift
1104
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 526 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19195008 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-LINK CXL SWITCH FOR NUMA ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18075183 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UCIe-AIB CHIPLET INTERFACE INTEROPERABILITY Final Rejection Altera Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dean Phan's allowance rate?

74.5% of resolved applications examined by Dean Phan were allowed (526 resolved cases), compared with 75.9% across Art Unit 2137 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dean Phan?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dean Phan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dean Phan took 1,104 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dean Phan work in?

Dean Phan examines applications in Art Unit 2137 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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