Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dung Hong, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HONG, DUNG

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642 2643

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

HONG, DUNG is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. The record includes 799 resolved cases, with an 83.9% allowance rate and a median of 888 days to allowance. The 14.2% interview lift indicates a higher allowance outcome for cases involving interviews in this dataset.

The listed companies are ZTE Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Lenovo (United States) Inc. The listed firms are Li & Cai Intellectual Property(USA) office, Crowell, and FIG. 1 Patents. The profile supports considering interviews as part of a focused response strategy, especially where claim terminology or prior-art distinctions need clarification. The allowance rate and case volume provide a substantial examiner-level reference, while the median timing supports planning for continued prosecution activity.

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

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
828
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
888
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 799 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19014172 REPORTING CELL (RE)SELECTION MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18703897 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING UE INFORMATION IN NTN Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18885847 PAGING ALERT DESIGN FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS (NTNS) Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18898890 Communication Method, Related Apparatus, and Related System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18813496 HANDOVER METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18948164 DETERMINING A CURRENT POSE ESTIMATE OF AN AIRCRAFT RELATIVE TO A RUNWAY TO SUPPORT THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18260907 TECHNIQUES FOR QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE REPORTING IN HANDOVER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18400564 O-RAN COMPLIANT PROGRAMMABLE RAN PLATFORM Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18856747 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18275314 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTION RESTORING IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18848779 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PAGING SEARCH SPACE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18897652 INTER-AREA MEDIA SERVICE SWITCHING METHOD, SERVER, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18562295 SESSION BINDING RELATIONSHIP PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18178273 SCHEDULING AND TRANSMISSION OF SYSTEM INFORMATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dung Hong's allowance rate?

83.9% of resolved applications examined by Dung Hong were allowed (799 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dung Hong?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dung Hong take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dung Hong took 888 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dung Hong work in?

Dung Hong examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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