Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Davoud Aman Zand, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2443 2445

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2443. The profile records 490 resolved cases, an 85.1% allowance rate, and a median of 901 days to allowance. The record provides a substantial basis for reviewing prosecution activity, and the allowance figure indicates that most resolved cases reached allowance.

The interview lift is 9.0%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Qualcomm Incorporated, Whitehead Investments LLC, and PayPal Inc. are the listed companies. The listed firms are DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Palo Alto, Chang and Hale LLP, and NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP. These recurring participants may help practitioners frame application-specific decisions in art unit 2443.

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

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+27.1% vs TC avg
498
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
901
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 490 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
33.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18536012 TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING SERVICE DATA ADAPTATION PROTOCOL (SDAP) HEADERS WITH PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP) CONCATENATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18361336 COMBINED PACKET TRANSFER TO A RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18058978 Selection of Primary Devices in Multi-Device Ecosystems Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18935363 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATED TO DESYNCHRONIZING COMMUNICATION INTERVALS FOR CO-LOCATED DEVICES Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18932882 AUTOMATIC CAPTURE OF DETAILED ANALYSIS INFORMATION BASED ON REMOTE SERVER ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Davoud Aman Zand's allowance rate?

85.1% of resolved applications examined by Davoud Aman Zand were allowed (490 resolved cases), compared with 71.5% across Art Unit 2443 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Davoud Aman Zand?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Davoud Aman Zand take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Davoud Aman Zand took 901 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Davoud Aman Zand work in?

Davoud Aman Zand examines applications in Art Unit 2443 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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