Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

David Garrison Godbold, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GODBOLD, DAVID GARRISON

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner works in tech center 3600 and art unit 3628, with 98 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 22.4%, and the median time to allowance is 889 days. The interview lift is 29.5%, showing a positive association that may be useful despite the low underlying allowance result.

Representative companies include Capital One Services LLC, Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Corporation. The principal firms are Astute IP Law Group, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and FBT Gibbons LLP. The profile supports early attention to claim construction and a deliberate interview strategy rather than reliance on the baseline allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

22.4%
Allow Rate
-29.6% vs TC avg
133
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
889
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 98 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

47.8%
§101 Eligibility
6.0%
§102 Novelty
28.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18595723 CONNECTING TRAVEL DATA STRUCTURES WITH VEHICLE DATA STRUCTURES Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18875688 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LIVE STREAM RESERVATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19389124 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18882300 IMAGE-FORMED PRODUCT ORDERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
19265514 STATE TRANSITION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, STATE TRANSITION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18374167 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY TO TRAVELING CUSTOMERS BASED ON NAVIGATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18607336 COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, TRACKING SYSTEM, DISPLAYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Ricoh Company, Ltd.
19285774 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING DYNAMIC TIME WINDOW FOR LAST-MILE DELIVERY ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL Final Rejection BNSF Railway Company
17517099 PREDICTIVE TARGET EVENT EVALUATION USING SEGMENT VALUATION DISTRIBUTIONS FOR PROPOSED EVENT ALTERNATIVES Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
18305665 VISUALLY-UNDETECTABLE FONT COLOR TRACKING SYSTEMS FOR PHYSICALLY PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTING PRINT DOCUMENTATION Final Rejection Truist Bank
18699725 A COMMUNICATIONS SERVER, A METHOD, A USER DEVICE, AN E-COMMERCE SERVER AND A SYSTEM Non-Final OA GRABTAXI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Garrison Godbold's allowance rate?

22.4% of resolved applications examined by David Garrison Godbold were allowed (98 resolved cases), compared with 29.8% across Art Unit 3628 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Garrison Godbold?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Garrison Godbold take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Garrison Godbold took 889 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Garrison Godbold work in?

David Garrison Godbold examines applications in Art Unit 3628 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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