Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Phong La, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LA, PHONG

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2415 2469

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

LA, PHONG is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2415. The record includes 518 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 89.2%, and a median of 879 days to allowance. The interview lift is 11.4%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported cases.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Nokia Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are BUCHALTER - MAXLINEAR, INC., CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm. Practitioners may use these measures to frame expectations for responses and prosecution timing.

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

Performance Statistics

89.2%
Allow Rate
+31.2% vs TC avg
544
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 518 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18044701 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GROUP INDICATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18232089 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE FROM REFERENCE SIGNAL, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18509167 THRESHOLD-BASED AND POWER-EFFICIENT SCHEDULING REQUEST PROCEDURE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18915872 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE RESOURCE UNITS AND MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTIVE RESOURCE UNITS IN IEEE 802.11 Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18839706 CONFIGURABLE CHANNEL TYPES FOR UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18753827 SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK PRIORITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
16773085 MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18850890 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18701158 RELAYING DATA VOLUME INFORMATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18924690 URSP EVALUATION FOR UNKNOWN PDU SESSION TYPE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18894231 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING USER DEVICES IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18850896 EHT MULTI-LINK OPERATING CHANNEL VALIDATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18681082 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BUFFER DATA STATE INFORMATION OF SECONDARY CELL GROUP Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Phong La's allowance rate?

89.2% of resolved applications examined by Phong La were allowed (518 resolved cases), compared with 75.0% across Art Unit 2415 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Phong La?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Phong La take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Phong La took 879 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Phong La work in?

Phong La examines applications in Art Unit 2415 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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