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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Quoc A Tran, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TRAN, QUOC A

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2121 2145 2176 2177 2188

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

TRAN, QUOC A is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2121. The profile covers 761 resolved cases, an 80.9% allowance rate, and a 28.4% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1205 days. The substantial record and favorable allowance rate are accompanied by a pronounced interview-associated effect, making examiner engagement a potentially important part of prosecution planning despite the reported pendency period.

Intel Corporation, Canon Inc., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. are the leading companies. K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh is the listed leading firm. Practitioners may emphasize technically focused interview preparation, supported by written amendments that clearly explain the distinction over the cited art and protect commercially relevant claim scope.

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

Performance Statistics

80.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
769
Total Applications
+28.4%
Interview Lift
1205
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 761 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.3%
§102 Novelty
59.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422116 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18618100 NEURAL NETWORK OBTAINING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18252559 DATA PROTECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, MEDIUM AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18314450 DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTED TRAINING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17932339 AUXILIARY MIDDLE FRAME PREDICTION LOSS FOR ROBUST VIDEO ACTION SEGMENTATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17729849 Intelligent Digital Camera having Deep Learning Accelerator and Random Access Memory Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18661188 Dynamic Controlled Decoding Non-Final OA DeepMind Technologies Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Quoc A Tran's allowance rate?

80.9% of resolved applications examined by Quoc A Tran were allowed (761 resolved cases), compared with 32.0% across Art Unit 2121 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Quoc A Tran?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Quoc A Tran take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Quoc A Tran took 1,205 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Quoc A Tran work in?

Quoc A Tran examines applications in Art Unit 2121 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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