Examiner Luu Pham

Appears inactive Last observed office action: June 2020 (72 months ago).

Examiner Luu Pham appears to be very difficult relative to their art unit, group, tech center, and USPTO peers. Their lifetime grant ratio is 51.8%, they average 3.28 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103.

Difficulty vs AU Very Hard

Difficulty vs Group Very Hard

Difficulty vs TC Very Hard

Difficulty vs USPTO Very Hard

Average OA / Grant 3.28

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 14 years (2007-2020)
Tech Center: 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security
Group: 2430 - Cryptography and Cybersecurity

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 164
Granted Applications: 85
Non-Granted Applications: 79
Avg OA / Grant: 3.28
Last OA Observed: June 2020 (72 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2137 , 2437 , 2439
Work Groups Seen: 2430 - Cryptography and Cybersecurity

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	51.8%	3.28
Art Unit	27	64.7%	2.12
Group	225	65.1%	1.99
Tech Center	1,727	60.4%	2.14
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
2007	2	0	0.0%
2008	24	5	20.8%
2009	32	15	46.9%
2010	19	13	68.4%
2011	34	25	73.5%
2012	34	22	64.7%
2013	11	5	45.5%
2014	6	0	0.0%
No observed data for 2015-2017.
2018	1	0	0.0%
No observed data for 2019.
2020	1	0	0.0%
No observed data after 2020; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work.

85 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	163	0.0%	17.8%	81.6%	0.0%
2	131	0.0%	9.2%	90.1%	0.8%
3	84	0.0%	2.4%	97.6%	0.0%
4	57	0.0%	3.5%	96.5%	0.0%
5	29	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
6	21	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
7	10	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
8	4	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
9	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%