Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Chuck Huynh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HUYNH, CHUCK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2644

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

HUYNH, CHUCK is assigned to art unit 2617 in tech center 2600, with 495 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 72.3%, and the median time to allowance is 1287 days. The record supports planning around a moderate allowance outcome and a prosecution cycle that may extend substantially.

The interview lift is 14.0%, providing a positive but secondary signal relative to the 72.3% allowance rate. Practitioners may combine interviews with focused written responses and amendment strategy. The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. The listed firms are Arch & Lake LLP, ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, and Brooks Kushman P.C.

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

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
529
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
1287
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 495 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
62.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18270068 LIMITED CAPABILITY ZONES FOR WIRELESS DEVICES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18952497 METHOD FOR PROCESSING MESSAGE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SERVER DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18434578 POWER INFORMATION FOR UPLINK CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18448011 METHODS FOR HANDLING NAS MESSAGES FOR UES USING SATELLITE ACCESS FROM A NON-ALLOWED LOCATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17551562 FALSE BASE STATION DETERMINING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19435943 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HANDLING FOR CONFIGURING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING FUNCTIONALITIES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
18428695 EMERGENCY ALERTS FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK BASED USER EQUIPMENTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17451318 METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR ACCESSING UNLICENSED AND LICENSED FREQUENCY BANDS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18281285 LOCATION INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18455303 Localization Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18041261 LOCATION BASED NETWORK ACCESS MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18452224 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17729609 STATUS CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18129050 ENHANCED NPN MANUAL SELECTION MODE FOR ACCESS LOCALIZED SERVICES Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
17131589 PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK ELEMENT Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18463057 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPABILITY AWARENESS IN STEERING OF ROAMING Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18552882 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chuck Huynh's allowance rate?

72.3% of resolved applications examined by Chuck Huynh were allowed (495 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chuck Huynh?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chuck Huynh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chuck Huynh took 1,287 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chuck Huynh work in?

Chuck Huynh examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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