Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Thao Duc Duong, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DUONG, THAO DUC

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2414 2418 2446

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

DUONG, THAO DUC is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2414. The profile includes 287 resolved cases, an 87.1% allowance rate, and a median of 965 days to allowance. The interview lift is 14.9%, indicating a positive association that may support selective examiner engagement.

The listed companies are LG Electronics Inc., Apple Inc., and Qualcomm Incorporated. The listed firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, and BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD. Counsel can use the figures to frame timing and claim strategy, while relying on application-specific review for final decisions.

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

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+29.1% vs TC avg
303
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
965
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 287 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
63.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18924021 MAXIMUM POWER REDUCTION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18783395 SERVICE TO FREQUENCY MAPPING FOR SIDELINK CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18412398 POWER SAVING IN 802.11 DEVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18712563 TERMINAL, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18844635 NTN IOT HARQ DISABLING FOR HARQ BUNDLING AND MULTIPLE TB SCHEDULING Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18271391 ACCESSING HARDWARE RESOURCES IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18381150 FEDERATED LEARNING METHOD AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18821421 Multicarrier Communications Employing Time Alignment Timers Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18534369 SIMULTANEOUS UPLINK TRANSMISSION IN A MULTIPLE TRANSMIT-RECEIVE POINT CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Thao Duc Duong's allowance rate?

87.1% of resolved applications examined by Thao Duc Duong were allowed (287 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2414 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Thao Duc Duong?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Thao Duc Duong take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Thao Duc Duong took 965 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Thao Duc Duong work in?

Thao Duc Duong examines applications in Art Unit 2414 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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