Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: VU, MICHAEL T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2641 2642

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael T Vu works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. The examiner has 839 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 85.9 percent. This high rate indicates that the majority of applications are eventually granted. Practitioners should find this examiner to be relatively accessible in terms of achieving a patent grant.

The interview lift is 13.1 percent. This suggests that interviews can further improve the 85.9 percent allowance rate. Practitioners should use this information to decide when to engage in direct discussion to resolve rejections. The data indicates that verbal communication in Art Unit 2617 is a helpful tool for advancing an application toward a grant.

The median days to allowance is 1006. This timeline represents the typical duration for successful applications. With 839 resolved cases, the examiner has a significant track record in Tech Center 2600. This volume of data provides a reliable basis for understanding the examiner's performance and typical timelines for patent issuance.

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

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+23.9% vs TC avg
851
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
1006
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 839 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
3.2%
§102 Novelty
81.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19011879 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MOVEMENT OF USER EQUIPMENT DURING COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18856324 METHOD FOR SIDELINK BASED POSITIONING AND DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18990818 DETERMINATION AND PRESENTATION OF CUSTOMIZED NOTIFICATIONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18918531 INTEGRATED STANDALONE FLOW FOR CELLULAR SUBSCRIPTION TRANSFER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18863149 IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18577148 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18853396 Managing Small Data Transmission Configuration Parameters Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18575829 MEASUREMENTS AND LOCATION DATA SUPPORTING MANAGEMENT DATA ANALYTICS (MDA) FOR COVERAGE PROBLEM ANALYSIS Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18575893 IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19000316 PAGING FOR MULTIPLE SIMS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18946034 DISTRIBUTING SERVICE INFORMATION Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18918980 WTRU ASSISTED POSITIONING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19020389 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED, AUTOMATED CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Universal Electronics Inc.
18993214 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18306234 Dynamic Spawning of CU-UP Instances and Migration of Some Active Subscribers Final Rejection Parallel Wireless, Inc.
19046512 METHOD FOR UPDATING TRACKING AREA AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Wistron Corporation

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