Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, ANHTAI V

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2168 2169

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anhtai V. Tran is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2168. He has resolved 703 cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 79.2 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1058. These figures provide a baseline for practitioners navigating the examination process under his review. The 703 cases form the basis for his current performance data.

Interviews are a strategy used with this examiner, as shown by an interview lift of 16.1 percent. This indicates that verbal communication is associated with a change in the likelihood of moving cases toward allowance. With 703 cases resolved, the 79.2 percent allowance rate is a metric for practitioners to consider. The 1058-day median and 16.1 percent lift are the primary data points for strategy in Art Unit 2168. These metrics from Tech Center 2100 offer a baseline for managing expectations during the prosecution of patent applications. The 16.1 percent lift is a factor in his total resolutions.

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

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+24.2% vs TC avg
714
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 703 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18760461 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART CAPTURE TO PROVIDE INPUT AND ACTION SUGGESTIONS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19048523 MECHANISM FOR MANAGING AND RETRIEVING METADATA FROM AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE DATABASE Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
19118454 METHOD FOR COMPRESSING AND DECOMPRESSING LOG FILES AND AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
19292324 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SIMILAR INCIDENTS UTILIZING TEMPORAL ASSOCIATIONS Non-Final OA Fidelity Information Services, LLC
19281298 CUSTOM METADATA GENERATION FOR DIGITAL ASSET SEARCH USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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