Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DONABED, NINOS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2144 2444 2468 2841

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ninos Donabed is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2144. He has 672 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 75.3%. This 75.3% rate reflects the frequency of grants among the 672 cases. Practitioners can use this 75.3% figure to estimate the probability of a successful outcome for their applications in this unit.

The median days to allowance is 1167. This 1167-day period is the time from filing to the issuance of a patent. A median of 1167 days serves as a timeline for applicants to consider when their cases are assigned to this examiner. The 1167-day duration is a key metric for budgeting and project management during the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 65.0%. This 65.0% lift shows a significant increase in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. A 65.0% lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner is a highly effective tactic. Practitioners should use this 65.0% figure to justify scheduling an interview to resolve pending rejections and improve the 75.3% base allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

75.3%
Allow Rate
+7.3% vs TC avg
702
Total Applications
+65.0%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 672 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
43.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18962310 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION IN NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18796947 AUTOMATIC RANKING AND DISPLAY OF USER GROUPS IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18982430 Edge Node Deployment Method Based on Cloud Computing Technology and Cloud Management Platform Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18969435 Li-Fi-Based Location Authentication Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18916532 ACCESS POINT IDENTIFIER ASSIGNMENT IN COORDINATED COMMUNICATION SCHEMES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19089392 User Plane Congestion Notification Control Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18929968 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PACKET DATA WITH VARIABLE METADATA SIZE Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18267733 COMMUNICATION METHOD, CLIENT, SERVER CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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
18918959 SYMMETRIC MULTICAST COMMUNICATION FOR OFFLOAD OPERATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18621019 GENERATING TIMESTAMPED EVENTS BASED ON CONFIGURATION INFORMATION OBTAINED BY A REMOTE CAPTURE AGENT FROM A CONFIGURATION SERVER Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
19270796 DEVICE RESCUE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18981249 DECISION OPTIMIZATION MECHANISM FOR DEVICE CLASSIFICATION Final Rejection FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18904175 PROCESSING OF NARROW BAND-INTERNET OF THINGS (NB-IoT) PHYSICAL RESOURCE BLOCK (PRB) Non-Final OA RAKUTEN SYMPHONY, INC.

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