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Patent Examiner Vu A. Vu

Art Unit 2897 · Semiconductor Packaging, Transistors, OLED Displays & Memory · Tech Center 2800 · 534 applications filed 2021–2026

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Vu A. Vu is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 2897 (Semiconductor Packaging, Transistors, OLED Displays & Memory) with 534 applications from filing years 2021–2026. Examiner Vu's allowance rate is 95.9%, above the 82.7% USPTO average for applications filed in the same years. The examiner ranks easier than 91% of examiners.

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Data through October 2026 from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty · Favorable
easier than 91% of examiners
Easier8th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Vu95.9%
Art Units 2823 and 289794.5%
USPTO average82.7%
Allowance rate
95.9%
▲ USPTO avg 82.7%
Applications
534
filing years 2021–2026
First-action allowance
2.4%
patented with no rejection
Abandoned
3.2%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.3
USPTO avg 1.3
Days to first OA
659
▲ USPTO 622
RCE rate
8.2%
USPTO 19.7%
Interview rate
19.9%
USPTO 27.6%

Examiner details

  • Art unit2897 · Semiconductor Packaging, Transistors, OLED Displays & Memory
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service13 years
  • Phone(571) 270-7467
  • Email[email protected]
  • LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
  • In USPTO recordsVU, VU A
Full signatory authority

Examiner Vu can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off.

Examines (USPC classes)
257 · Active Solid-State Devices (Transistors, Diodes)438 · Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process372 · Coherent Light Generators

How to improve your odds with Examiner Vu

  • Interview results are mixed year to year. Interviewed cases were allowed more often in 2 of the 3 measured years. Weigh the year-by-year table below.
  • Plan for the timeline. First office action averages 659 days vs the 622-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (331), and applicants overcame it 85.5% of the time.
  • The data favors an RCE here. Cases with an RCE were allowed more often in all 3 measured years, by 3.5 to 6.1 points.

Historical patterns from this examiner's past cases, shown for general information. This is not legal advice and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. Decisions about interviews, RCEs, and claim strategy should be made with a licensed patent attorney or agent.

Rejection patterns & how they get overcome

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§102 Novelty328 issued · 81.4% overcome
§103 Obviousness331 issued · 85.5% overcome
§112 Definiteness & disclosure92 issued · 90.2% overcome
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Of the 176 winning responses to Examiner Vu's §103 rejections that Boundly has classified, 155 (88%) amended the claims and argued, 12 amended without arguing, and 9 argued without amending. Each winning response, with its arguments and claim amendments, is in the file wrapper.

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RCE behavior

Allowance after a Request for Continued Examination versus without one, per year. Use it to judge whether an RCE is worth the cost in front of Examiner Vu.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
20237.2%100.0%96.5%+3.5pp
202211.5%100.0%96.5%+3.5pp
20219.7%100.0%93.9%+6.1pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
18/542228Semiconductor Device and Fabrication Method ThereofPatented1🔒 View
18/533194Organic Electroluminescent Materials and DevicesPatented0🔒 View
18/498251Semiconductor DevicePatented1🔒 View
18/290644Display Device Comprising Semiconductor Light-Emitting ElementPatented1🔒 View
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Art Unit 2897 technology

Packaging & interconnectsTransistor structuresOrganic light-emitting displaysMemory devicesTop CPC H10W · H10D · H10K
About this examiner. Vu A. Vu examines in Art Unit 2897 (Semiconductor Packaging, Transistors, OLED Displays & Memory, Tech Center 2800). The art unit's docket includes packaging & interconnects, transistor structures, organic light-emitting displays, and memory devices.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Vu A. Vu's allowance rate?
Examiner Vu's allowance rate is 95.9%, compared with 82.7% across the USPTO and 94.5% in Art Units 2823 and 2897 for applications filed in the same years. That rate ranks Examiner Vu easier than 91% of examiners.
Is Examiner Vu a favorable examiner?
Relatively, yes. Examiner Vu ranks easier than 91% of examiners, in the 8th difficulty percentile (favorable). Examiner Vu has a 95.9% allowance rate versus 82.7% across the USPTO and 94.5% in Art Units 2823 and 2897, 1.3 office actions per application versus 1.3, and an RCE rate of 8.2% versus 19.7% across the USPTO, for applications filed in the same years.
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Vu?
It has varied by year. Decided applications with an interview were allowed more often in 2 of the 3 measured years. In 2021, 100.0% of decided applications with an interview were allowed, versus 93.0% of those without. In 2023, the figures were 96.4% versus 96.7%.
What is Examiner Vu's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 331 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 85.5% of the time. Of the 176 winning responses Boundly has classified, 155 amended the claims and argued.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Vu?
In this examiner's record, yes. Decided applications with an RCE were allowed more often in each of the 3 measured years, by 3.5 to 6.1 percentage points. In 2021, 100.0% of decided applications with an RCE were allowed, versus 93.9% of those without one.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Vu?
About 659 days on average, versus 622 days across the USPTO for applications filed in the same years.
How do I contact Examiner Vu A. Vu?
Examiner Vu can be reached by phone at (571) 270-7467 or by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line is also listed at the end of the examiner's office actions.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2026, refreshed regularly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Office actions here are non-final and final rejections, so restriction requirements and allowances are not counted. USPTO benchmarks are weighted to each examiner's mix of filing years, and art-unit benchmarks to the art units and filing years of the examiner's own applications, so they compare like for like. The difficulty percentile ranks examiners, each counted once, so it can point the other way from the USPTO average, which counts applications. See how each number is computed. The year-by-year interview and RCE tables show up to four recent filing years, leaving out the newest one and any year with fewer than ten applications or five decided applications on either side. Historical data is provided for informational purposes only. Past examiner behavior does not guarantee future outcomes, and nothing here is legal advice or a substitute for advice from a licensed patent attorney or agent. Are you Vu A. Vu, or see an error? Request a correction.