Listed by the USPTO as DUONG, FRANK
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2474 2616 2644
This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases
Frank Duong is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2416. He has 1376 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 90.5 percent. The median time to allowance is 849 days. This 849-day timeline informs the expected duration of the prosecution process for applications that reach a grant. The 90.5 percent baseline helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this docket.
The interview lift is 6.4 percent. This 6.4 percent increase suggests that oral advocacy is an effective tool for overcoming rejections. Practitioners can use this metric to justify the time and resources required for an interview. Top companies in this docket include Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Sony Group Corporation. These companies are often represented by firms such as FIG. 1 Patents, IPX PLLC, and Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple). These firms manage cases through the 849-day median pendency to reach the 90.5 percent allowance rate. The 1376 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating examination trends in Art Unit 2416.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18853038 | UE AUTONOMOUS ACTIONS BASED ON ML MODEL FAILURE DETECTION | Non-Final OA | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) |
| 18778291 | PDCCH MONITORING ADAPTATION IN FULL-DUPLEX SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18854740 | RRM for SDT with eDRX and other UE Activities | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18680623 | ADAPTIVE NETWORK SLICING | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18853732 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18838331 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | NEC CORPORATION |
| 18921552 | METHOD FOR HANDOVER BETWEEN ACCESS POINTS, AND TERMINAL EQUIPMENT | Non-Final OA | Honor Device Co., Ltd. |
| 18863319 | PASSIVE IOT COMMUNICATION | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18933791 | SETUP SEQUENCES FOR MULTI-ACCESS-POINT COORDINATED BEAMFORMING | Non-Final OA | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited |
| 18854311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF BEAM DETERMINATION | Non-Final OA | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited |
| 18918114 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING MULTIPLE CHANNELS | Non-Final OA | SK TELECOM CO., LTD. |
| 18800839 | EXTREMELY HIGH THROUGHPUT (EHT) MULTI-BAND TRANSMISSION | Non-Final OA | MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy90.5% of resolved applications examined by Frank Duong were allowed (1,376 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +6.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Frank Duong took 849 days on average from filing to allowance.
Frank Duong examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
