Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

David Van Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, DAVID VAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2611 2616 2617 3792

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, DAVID VAN works in Technology Center 3700 and Art Unit 2611. The profile contains 9 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 88.9%. Because the case volume is limited, the outcome should be treated as an early indicator rather than a broad prediction of future prosecution. The median time to allowance is 897 days.

The interview lift is 12.7%, suggesting that interviews have a positive association with allowance outcomes in the available record. Practitioners should still interpret that result cautiously given the limited activity. The leading companies are Snap Inc., Apple Inc., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. The leading firms are BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, CHIP LAW GROUP, and CKC & Partners Co., LLC.

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

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+18.9% vs TC avg
34
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
897
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
79.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19211758 MOVING CONTENT EXCLUSION FOR LOCALIZATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18984404 MAP CONSTRUCTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19106308 Visual Prompt Tuning for Generative Transfer Learning Non-Final OA Google LLC
18857508 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18970898 CONTROL APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18914672 VIDEO GENERATION FOR SHORT-FORM CONTENT Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18880156 LEARNING BASED BITWISE OCTREE ENTROPY CODING COMPRESSION AND PROCESSING IN LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) AND OTHER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
18496147 OFFLOADING STREAM PROCESSING TASKS TO PARALLEL PROCESSING UNITS FOR CONTENT STREAMING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19012634 SACCADE CONTINGENT REDUCED RESOLUTION RENDERING Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Van Nguyen's allowance rate?

88.9% of resolved applications examined by David Van Nguyen were allowed (9 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Van Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.7 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 Van Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Van Nguyen took 897 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Van Nguyen work in?

David Van Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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