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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mulugeta Tuji Dugda, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DUGDA, MULUGETA TUJI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2653 2658

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

DUGDA, MULUGETA TUJI is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2653. The profile contains 60 resolved cases, an 81.7% allowance rate, and a median of 1067 days to allowance. Interviews show a 24.3% lift, providing a positive signal for applicants considering examiner engagement during prosecution.

The listed companies are Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, LG Electronics Inc., and Google LLC. The listed firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. Because the resolved-case record is limited, practitioners should treat the figures as directional and supplement them with application-specific analysis.

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

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18997471 DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18662550 Abridged Multilingual Speech Models For Automatic Speech Recognition Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18793044 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING UTTERANCE INTENT CONSIDERING CONTEXT SURROUNDING VEHICLE AND DRIVER Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19067898 Context-Dependent Generation of Supplemental Information on a Per-Level Basis in a Neural Network Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18323862 PHONOLOGY-CENTRIC SEARCHING Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18979853 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING INTENTS BASED ON CALL OR CHAT TRANSCRIPTS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
19035319 NAMED ENTITY RECOGNITION IN CHAT DIALOGUES FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
18678065 METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING RESPONSE ABOUT DOCUMENT Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mulugeta Tuji Dugda's allowance rate?

81.7% of resolved applications examined by Mulugeta Tuji Dugda were allowed (60 resolved cases), compared with 75.1% across Art Unit 2653 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mulugeta Tuji Dugda?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mulugeta Tuji Dugda take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mulugeta Tuji Dugda took 1,067 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mulugeta Tuji Dugda work in?

Mulugeta Tuji Dugda examines applications in Art Unit 2653 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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