Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Bao G Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, BAO G

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2461

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, BAO G works in Technology Center 2400 and Art Unit 2461. Across 370 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 73.8%, which reflects a generally favorable record for applications reaching resolution. The median time to allowance is 1197 days, so applicants should account for a substantial prosecution interval when setting business and portfolio timelines.

The interview lift is 4.0%, suggesting that interviews have a limited association with improved allowance outcomes in this record. Practitioners may therefore want to use interviews selectively, particularly when a focused discussion can address a discrete claim or prior-art issue. The most frequent company filers are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Qualcomm Incorporated. Leading firms include BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, BROADVIEW IP LAW, PC, and Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple).

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

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+15.8% vs TC avg
431
Total Applications
+4.0%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 370 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
74.8%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17430437 Terminal Device, Network Device and Methods Therein Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18888059 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DRX ACTIVE TIME FOR MULTICAST RECEPTION IN RRC INACTIVE STATE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18671268 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENERGY SAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18427189 OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18860621 ENHANCED GNSS MEASUREMENT FOR IOT NTN Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18857984 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING FOR SCALABLE MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) COMMUNICATION ON A DOWNLINK Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18495334 Frequency Domain Partial Transmission Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17989424 Design for XR Traffic Information Indication Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17429571 FRAME-BASED EQUIPMENT MODE OF OPERATION FOR NEW RADIO-UNLICENSED SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18159138 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATING A QUEUE Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18924571 SLOT ALLOCATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18774204 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR NETWORK CODING-BASED HARQ RETRANSMISSION WITH SCRAMBLING Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18449790 Resource Scheduling Method and Terminal Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18357398 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18142673 CHANNEL CODING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18506563 PREEMPTION TECHNIQUES FOR LOW LATENCY DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18553125 INTER-UE COORDINATION WITH DISTANCE-BASED COLLISION INDICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17931875 MULTIPLEXING AT A FORWARDING NODE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17458226 TECHNIQUES FOR DESTINATION FILTERING IN FIRST-STAGE SIDELINK CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18850439 ENHANCED RESOURCE PARTITIONING FOR NEW RADIO (NR)-LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) CO-EXISTENCE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17932115 REALLOCATION OF UPLINK TRANSMISSION SLOTS BETWEEN WIRELESS NODES FOR RETRANSMISSION OF DATA WITHIN MEDICAL BODY AREA NETWORK Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18848333 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PHYSICAL SIDELINK FEEDBACK CHANNEL (PSFCH) TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18321743 RECEIVING A PAGING MESSAGE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18967456 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT REPORTING IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18829230 METHOD FOR GENERATING AND TRANSMITTING A REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR UPLINK DEMODULATION IN A CLUSTERED DFT-SPREAD OFDM TRANSMISSION SCHEME Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18850190 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AI-BASED CSI PROCESSING CAPABILITY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18284996 LOAD BALANCING USING DYNAMIC DUAL ACTIVE PROTOCOL STACKS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18960797 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18109429 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD
18064276 HANDOVER METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bao G Nguyen's allowance rate?

73.8% of resolved applications examined by Bao G Nguyen were allowed (370 resolved cases), compared with 66.6% across Art Unit 2461 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bao G Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bao G Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bao G Nguyen took 1,197 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bao G Nguyen work in?

Bao G Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2461 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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