Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

David Q Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, DAVID Q

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2643

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, DAVID Q is assigned to Technology Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. Across 958 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 90.9%, indicating that allowance is the prevailing outcome in the available record. The median time to allowance is 786 days, which supports relatively direct planning for applicants monitoring prosecution duration and portfolio value.

Interviews are associated with a 4.0% lift in allowance outcomes. The limited association suggests that interviews should be used for defined issues rather than as a default response tactic. The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Nokia Corporation, and Apple Inc. Leading firms are Barta Jones, PLLC, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. Practitioners can use these patterns to contextualize work in comparable technology matters.

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

Performance Statistics

90.9%
Allow Rate
+28.9% vs TC avg
974
Total Applications
+4.0%
Interview Lift
786
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 958 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18837508 CONDITIONAL HANDOVER IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL WIRELESS NETWORK (NTN) Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18549677 METHOD FOR SECURING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A ROADSIDE RADIO UNIT AND VEHICLES, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING VEHICLES, METHOD FOR MONITORING THE ROADSIDE RADIO UNIT, AND MONITORING UNIT Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18960816 POWER CONTROL FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST FEEDBACK SIGNAL IN RANDOM ACCESS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18161769 SIMULATION AND SELECTION OF A DEPLOYMENT OF NETWORK ELEMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18853953 TERMINAL AND POSITIONING METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18238984 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING RESOURCE INFORMATION WITH CHANNEL METRIC INFORMATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18845031 CHO CONFIGURATION FOR FAST OFFLOADING DURING CELL SHUTDOWN Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18249422 METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR SLICE COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
19013230 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING TERMINAL POLICY ASSOCIATION, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Q Nguyen's allowance rate?

90.9% of resolved applications examined by David Q Nguyen were allowed (958 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Q Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.0 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 Q Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Q Nguyen took 786 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Q Nguyen work in?

David Q Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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