Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dung Le Lam, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LAM, DUNG LE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2646

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

LAM, DUNG LE is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2617. Across 396 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 67.4%, with a median of 1407 days to allowance.

Interviews correspond to a 32.7% lift in the recorded allowance outcome. The recurring companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and InterDigital Inc. The leading firms are Jefferson IP Law, LLP, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA)(SEC), and PATENTTM.US. Interview-focused prosecution may be relevant for practitioners working with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
407
Total Applications
+32.7%
Interview Lift
1407
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 396 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
66.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18553899 DEVICE, NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18315261 DOPPLER MEASUREMENT-BASED HANDOVER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17926013 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING NETWORK CELL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18657337 UE COMPLIANCE BASED FEATURE ENABLEMENT Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18642023 POSITIONING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18439798 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dung Le Lam's allowance rate?

67.4% of resolved applications examined by Dung Le Lam were allowed (396 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dung Le Lam?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.7 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 Le Lam take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dung Le Lam took 1,407 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dung Le Lam work in?

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

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month