Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Wutchung Chu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHU, WUTCHUNG

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2418 2468 2472 2619

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHU, WUTCHUNG has resolved 675 cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2418. The allowance rate is 81.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1190 days. Allowance is recorded in a strong majority of resolved cases, but the median time indicates that favorable outcomes can follow a prolonged prosecution path.

The interview lift is 18.6%, giving interviews a meaningful but not dominant role in the outcome record. The leading companies are Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, FIG. 1 Patents, and WEISBERG I.P. LAW, P.A. Counsel should plan for the timeline while using interviews to sharpen amendment strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+19.0% vs TC avg
718
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
1190
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 675 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
10.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18909379 RECOVERY/FALLBACK AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL 2-STEP RANDOM ACCESS ATTEMPT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18849512 POWER EFFICIENT AND ROBUST WAKE UP SIGNALING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18891737 Methods for Suspending Inactive when Resuming and Resuming Inactive when Suspending Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18248104 SYNCHRONISATION SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18855020 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK CHANNEL AND DOWNLINK CHANNEL, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18424519 CELL RESELECTION EVALUATION BASED ON A LOW-RECEPTION-POWER SIGNAL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18859205 PROCEDURE FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT WITH ULTRA COMPACT DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION AND SCHEDULING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18854268 DMRS Port Configuration for CP-OFDM Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18843262 60 GHZ OPERATION WITH ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING WITH A SINGLE FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM SIZE Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18757086 TXOP PREEMPTION FOR LOW LATENCY APPLICATION Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18697561 TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, SWITCHING CONTROL APPARATUS, SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18697195 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUP-COMMON DCI PAYLOAD SIZE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18271708 METHODS AND APPARATUSES OF ENHANCED MECHANISM FOR DEACTIVATED OR DORMANT SN Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18728481 INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17689170 VEHICLE INFORMATION FOR VEHICLE MOUNTED RELAYS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18872224 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION STATE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18692236 SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18681003 SHARING SESSION ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18695610 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RRM MEASUREMENT AND PAGING RELIABILITY USING LOW POWER WAKE-UP RECEIVER FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18895754 METHOD FOR RECEIVING WAKE-UP SIGNALS, METHOD FOR CONFIGURING WAKE-UP SIGNALS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18420718 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18851487 NETWORK ASSISTANCE FOR SAMPLING RATE ADAPTATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18147793 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18927136 PATH SWITCH FOR UE-TO-UE RELAY COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Wutchung Chu's allowance rate?

81.0% of resolved applications examined by Wutchung Chu were allowed (675 resolved cases), compared with 89.8% across Art Unit 2418 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Wutchung Chu?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Wutchung Chu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Wutchung Chu took 1,190 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Wutchung Chu work in?

Wutchung Chu examines applications in Art Unit 2418 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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