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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Guang W Li, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LI, GUANG W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2417 2446 2466 2478

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

LI, GUANG W is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2417. His record includes 653 resolved cases, a 78.3% allowance rate, and a median of 1240 days to allowance. Interviews show a 23.8% lift, giving practitioners a basis for considering examiner interviews when technical explanations or claim distinctions are central to the response.

Representative companies include Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, and Barta Jones, PLLC. The allowance rate is favorable, but the median timing supports planning beyond a single response cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
691
Total Applications
+23.8%
Interview Lift
1240
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 653 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17770675 STATISTICAL CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18026717 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION IN NR V2X ON BASIS OF SL DRX Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18842695 MANAGING A LINK ISSUE IN A SIDELINK RELAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18833113 METHOD, NODE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTERWORKING LAYER Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18276935 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18902482 METHOD FOR OPTIMAL ROUTING IN AN INTER-AREA SRMPLS IGP NETWORK, NODES AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18785743 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND CHIP Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18430104 Data Transmission Method, Electronic Device, Chip, and Storage Medium Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18463026 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18150698 Packet Processing Method and Network Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17968321 MEDIA PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18930829 SCHEDULING REQUEST AND BUFFER STATUS REPORTING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18840698 CODEBOOK SUBSET RESTRICTION CRITERION FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18665421 TRIANGULAR INTERLEAVER FOR FREQUENCY DOMAIN DIVERSITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18360558 SEGMENT BASED FEEDBACK CODEBOOK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18044139 CONFIGURED GRANT (CG) UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION AND RETRANSMISSIONS FOR NON-CONFIGURATION OF CG RETRANSMISSION TIMER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17451068 RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (ACK) FEEDBACK FOR MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832830 ENHANCED DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17644723 TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND SYSTEM FOR PRECODING AN UPLINK SIGNAL Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18682267 TRANSMITTING STATION AND RECEIVING STATION Final Rejection Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18818690 SENSING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18686689 FACILITATING IMPROVED DECODING OF PUNCTURED SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK DATA Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18541888 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELAY-AWARE TRAFFIC PROVISIONING FOR BURSTY WIRELESS NETWORK COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Guang W Li's allowance rate?

78.3% of resolved applications examined by Guang W Li were allowed (653 resolved cases), compared with 84.9% across Art Unit 2417 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Guang W Li?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Guang W Li take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Guang W Li took 1,240 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Guang W Li work in?

Guang W Li examines applications in Art Unit 2417 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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