Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Congvan Tran, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TRAN, CONGVAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2629 2641 2645 2647

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

TRAN, CONGVAN is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2617. Across 1189 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 89.2% and the interview lift is 5.0%. The median time to allowance is 884 days. This large record shows a high observed allowance measure, while interviews have a modest positive association in the available data.

The main companies are Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sony Group Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are TUCKER ELLIS LLP - Sony Group, APPLE INC. - Fletcher, and Ascenda Law Group, PC. Practitioners can use these recurring participants to align prosecution expectations with communications and consumer-electronics matters.

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

Performance Statistics

89.2%
Allow Rate
+27.2% vs TC avg
1,227
Total Applications
+5.0%
Interview Lift
884
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1189 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
58.9%
§102 Novelty
25.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19101481 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING LOCATION REPORTING TYPE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18868286 METHODS, WIRELESS DEVICE AND NETWORK NODE FOR HANDLING WIRELESS DEVICES HAVING DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18844048 FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, THIRD NODE AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY FOR HANDLING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18285354 Methods for Indicating Reduced Capability UE Information Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18990925 NON-COLLOCATION AFFILIATION INDICATION FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18837048 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED SERVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18364378 DIGITAL TETHER VIA SATELLITE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18953680 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19011359 PRESENTING SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19100059 CARRIER PHASE POSITIONING TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18719234 METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A NETWORK NODE AND A DISCOVERABLE WIRELESS DEVICE, A RELATED NETWORK NODE AND RELATED WIRELESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18718646 TIMING ERROR GROUPS FOR TRANSMISSION TIMING ERRORS OF POSITIONING REFERNCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18696540 METHODS, DEVICES, AND MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18850991 PAGING FOR MOBILE-TERMINATED (MT) SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION (SDT) Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18066822 SELECTIVE REPORTING OF USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY INFORMATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18850541 LOCALLY REJECTED AND LOCALLY ALLOWED NETWORK SLICE MESSAGING AND DEVICE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18722611 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY UE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18854787 METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONS TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR SCHEDULED INACTIVATION OF A RECEIVER Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18864816 KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18376478 Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19019550 COMMUNICATION METHOD BASED ON SL POSITIONING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18955476 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW ENERGY BEACON MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18631739 Vehicle Heading Determination Based on Smartphone Localization Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18973238 Aerial Service Non-Final OA Peninsula Technologies, LLC
18946051 IMAGE PROCESSING BASED ON IMAGE DATA ANALYSIS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Congvan Tran's allowance rate?

89.2% of resolved applications examined by Congvan Tran were allowed (1,189 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Congvan Tran?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Congvan Tran take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Congvan Tran took 884 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Congvan Tran work in?

Congvan Tran examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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