Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, PABLO N

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2643 2649

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Pablo N Tran operates within Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2618, overseeing 678 resolved cases. The examiner demonstrates an allowance rate of 83.6 percent, which indicates the path to patent grant for most applicants. This prosecution history is further reflected in the median days to allowance, which stands at 996. These metrics suggest a high likelihood of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

While the allowance rate is 83.6 percent, the interview lift is 3.0 percent. This suggests that while interviews are available, the high allowance rate is largely achieved through written prosecution. Applicants in Art Unit 2618 may find that their applications are likely to succeed without the additional step of an interview, given the 996-day median timeline. The 3.0 percent lift is a minor factor in the overall strategy.

With 678 resolved cases, the examiner's data provides a baseline for prosecution strategy in Tech Center 2600. The interview lift implies that the examiner's initial positions are often close to an allowable state. Practitioners should focus on clear initial filings to leverage the success rate and the median timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+21.6% vs TC avg
694
Total Applications
+3.0%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 678 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
43.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18663277 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AD HOC GROUP STANDALONE SHORT DATA SERVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18826578 Direct Acquisition of UWB Ranging Triggers Over Both Bluetooth and Internet Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18754416 MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE) CONTROL FOR SIMULTANEOUS UL TRANSMISSION WITH MULTI-PANELS (STXMP) Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18894040 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18686111 SPATIAL DIVERSITY WITH CONTROLLABLE REFLECTIVE SURFACE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17904751 UPLINK POWER CONTROL PARAMETER INDICATION FOR MULTI-PANEL TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18222413 ENHANCED POLYPHASE DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION STRUCTURE WITH LOW COMPLEXITY IN RADIO TRANSMITTER Non-Final OA NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18322632 DYNAMIC GENERATION OF A MOBILE CONTACT PRIORITY LIST Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18403350 METHOD FOR OBTAINING COMPUTING POWER INFORMATION AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18606061 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR POSITIONING Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18361816 METHOD OF USING INTEGRATED TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FRONT END MODULE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18386237 RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END SYSTEM WITH DUAL CONNECTIVITY SUPPORT Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18894296 RADIO FREQUENCY APERTURE WITH COOLING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18489085 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINEARIZING A TRANSMISSION AMPLIFIER OF A TRANSMITTER WITHIN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

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