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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Don Nguyen Vo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VO, DON NGUYEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2611 2631 2634 2636 2642 2852

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

VO, DON NGUYEN works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2611. The profile records 968 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 90.5%, and a median of 748 days to allowance. The interview lift is 0.6%, indicating little recorded association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The principal company clients are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Capital One Services LLC. The leading firms are Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P., POLSINELLI PC (Main Customer Number), and Burris Law, PLLC. Counsel can rely on the substantial case record for examiner-specific context, while treating interview activity as a limited factor relative to claim drafting, amendment, and response quality.

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

Performance Statistics

90.5%
Allow Rate
+22.5% vs TC avg
994
Total Applications
+0.6%
Interview Lift
748
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 968 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
32.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19054311 COMPUTING DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR LOCATION-AWARE CALLER IDENTIFICATION AND METHODS/SYSTEMS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18864453 NETWORK-ASSISTED MOBILITY FOR NETWORK-BASED AVIATION SERVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18849969 EXPEDITED MOBILITY BASED ON DEDICATED FREQUENCY PRIORITY LIST Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17961320 Determining Beam Correspondence Parameters Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18853106 TECHNIQUES FOR SIDELINK POWER CONTROL FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18037603 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA CHANGEOVER ON A RADIO TRANSCEIVER Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18854371 POSITIONING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18904170 Method for Verifying Location of Terminal, Terminal, and Network Side Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18874026 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID CV-DV QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS AND QUANTUM NETWORKS Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Don Nguyen Vo's allowance rate?

90.5% of resolved applications examined by Don Nguyen Vo were allowed (968 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Don Nguyen Vo?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Don Nguyen Vo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Don Nguyen Vo took 748 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Don Nguyen Vo work in?

Don Nguyen Vo examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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