Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, CONGVAN

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

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Congvan Tran is an examiner in Tech Center 2600, Art Unit 2617. The examiner has 1185 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 89.3 percent and an interview lift of 4.9 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 882.

The 4.9 percent interview lift is a metric that can be compared to the 89.3 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 882 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 2617. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 1185 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 89.3 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 4.9 percent lift and the Tech Center 2600 environment are factors for prosecution strategy. These data points help in setting expectations for clients.

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

Performance Statistics

89.3%
Allow Rate
+27.3% vs TC avg
1,201
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
882
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1185 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
59.3%
§102 Novelty
25.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18990925 NON-COLLOCATION AFFILIATION INDICATION FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18861042 Terminal, System, and Method for Performing Sidelink Localization Procedure Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18364378 DIGITAL TETHER VIA SATELLITE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18832286 INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18696540 METHODS, DEVICES, AND MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
19011359 PRESENTING SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18953680 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18722611 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY UE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18829781 UE FLIGHT PATH REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18442967 PREVENTING EXTERNAL ENTITIES FROM PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES USING PRIVATE ESL SYSTEMS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18505371 AREA INFORMATION FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18066822 SELECTIVE REPORTING OF USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY INFORMATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18886360 Session Management Function Selection of Local Proxy Call Session Control Function Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18398442 SECURE LINK RECOMMENDATION WITH ENHANCED INTEGRITY IN MULTIPLE BASIC SERVICE SET IDENTIFICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
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
18850541 LOCALLY REJECTED AND LOCALLY ALLOWED NETWORK SLICE MESSAGING AND DEVICE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
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)
18888748 Mobile-Terminated Early Data Transmission 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)
18376478 Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18631739 Vehicle Heading Determination Based on Smartphone Localization Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18784076 SEQUENCE LABELING TASK EXTRACTION FROM INKED CONTENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19019550 COMMUNICATION METHOD BASED ON SL POSITIONING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18923419 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF UNSTRUCTURED DOCUMENTS Non-Final OA OPEN TEXT SA ULC
18864816 KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
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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