Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dao Q Ho, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HO, DAO Q

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2432 2493 2497

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

HO, DAO Q has resolved 688 cases in tech center 2400 and art unit 2431. The allowance rate is 83.1%, while interview lift is 32.1%. The recorded allowance rate is accompanied by a clearly positive interview measure, indicating that direct examiner communication may be valuable in prosecution planning.

The median time to allowance is 967 days. Applicants may combine strong written claim analysis with interviews directed to specific grounds of rejection. The recurring companies are Juniper Networks Inc., Capital One Services LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The recurring firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, Anderson Gorecki LLP, and Jefferson IP Law, LLP. These recurring participants offer relevant reference points.

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

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
739
Total Applications
+32.1%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 688 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18647941 USER PLANE INTEGRITY PROTECTION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19032986 FIRST FACTOR CONTACTLESS CARD AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18939810 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19291058 Electronic device for wireless communication, and operational method thereof Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18617904 TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-PERSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF LOGIN DATA Final Rejection WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
18945962 TECHNIQUES FOR SECURELY USING AN EXTENSION OF AN APPLICATION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18703750 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18699029 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, FIRST COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FIRST COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18593259 Data Transmission Method, Device, Readable Storage Medium, and Chip System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19101306 IMPROVED SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18652072 MULTIPLE SUB-BAND COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19226268 Preventing Illicit Data Transfer and Storage Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18749237 EARLY COMMIT LATE DETECT ATTACK DETECTION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18695527 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING SSB MISSED DUE TO LISTEN BEFORE TALK (LBT) FAILURES IN 5G NEW RADIO NETWORKS OPERATING IN UNLICENSED BANDS (NR U) Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18635716 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE PASSWORD RESET OF PASSWORD PROTECTED DEVICES Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dao Q Ho's allowance rate?

83.1% of resolved applications examined by Dao Q Ho were allowed (688 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2431 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dao Q Ho?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dao Q Ho take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dao Q Ho took 967 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dao Q Ho work in?

Dao Q Ho examines applications in Art Unit 2431 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month