Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ninos Donabed, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DONABED, NINOS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2144 2444 2468 2841

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

DONABED, NINOS is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2144. The record contains 674 resolved cases, a 75.2% allowance rate, and a median of 1166 days to allowance. The 64.5% interview lift is the dominant tactical signal in the profile, indicating that interviews warrant serious consideration when shaping prosecution strategy.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Cisco Technology Inc., and Capital One Services LLC. The leading firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, BakerHostetler, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. Counsel can use the profile to prioritize interview preparation while preserving precise written responses and claim amendments for the substantive record.

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

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
708
Total Applications
+64.5%
Interview Lift
1166
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 674 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18969435 Li-Fi-Based Location Authentication Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18728340 METHOD BY WHICH RECEPTION DEVICE PERFORMS END-TO-END TRAINING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RECEPTION DEVICE, PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, METHOD BY WHICH TRANSMISSION DEVICE PERFORMS END-TO-END TRAINING, AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19272511 MULTI-OS-BASED ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18962310 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION IN NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19047860 COMMUNICATION METHOD, RELATED APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18982430 Edge Node Deployment Method Based on Cloud Computing Technology and Cloud Management Platform Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18916532 ACCESS POINT IDENTIFIER ASSIGNMENT IN COORDINATED COMMUNICATION SCHEMES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18846473 NETWORK NODE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18728655 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPLITTING DOWNLINK DATA IN A DUAL/MULTI CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM Final Rejection NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18932412 Sustainability-Aware Collaboration Session Routing Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18621019 GENERATING TIMESTAMPED EVENTS BASED ON CONFIGURATION INFORMATION OBTAINED BY A REMOTE CAPTURE AGENT FROM A CONFIGURATION SERVER Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18540591 Systems and Methods for NextG Edge Computing Network Segment Management Final Rejection Veea Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ninos Donabed's allowance rate?

75.2% of resolved applications examined by Ninos Donabed were allowed (674 resolved cases), compared with 60.2% across Art Unit 2144 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ninos Donabed?

This examiner's interview lift is +64.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ninos Donabed take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ninos Donabed took 1,166 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ninos Donabed work in?

Ninos Donabed examines applications in Art Unit 2144 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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