Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Bai Duc Vu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VU, BAI DUC

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2161 2162 2163 2165

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

VU, BAI DUC works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2161. The record includes 758 resolved cases, a 78.6% allowance rate, and a median of 1067 days to allowance. The interview lift is 18.8%, indicating that interviews can be considered as a complement to written advocacy in a relatively substantial examination docket.

Capital One Services LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Google LLC are the listed companies. The leading firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. and Leason Ellis LLP. Practitioners may use the allowance record to frame expectations while addressing the median timeline through early issue identification and focused amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+23.6% vs TC avg
778
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 758 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
33.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19297323 Multi-Region Workflow Management Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19249485 CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CLOUD STORAGE FOR UNIFIED DATA CATALOG Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19484747 APPROXIMATE NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH USING SPILLED ASSIGNMENTS Non-Final OA Google LLC
19343335 System and Method for Transmitting Multiple Time-aligned Data Streams to a Mobile Receiver Non-Final OA Pure Storage, Inc.
19252685 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT BASED QUERY SUGGESTIONS Non-Final OA YAHOO ASSETS LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bai Duc Vu's allowance rate?

78.6% of resolved applications examined by Bai Duc Vu were allowed (758 resolved cases), compared with 72.5% across Art Unit 2161 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bai Duc Vu?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bai Duc Vu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bai Duc Vu took 1,067 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bai Duc Vu work in?

Bai Duc Vu examines applications in Art Unit 2161 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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