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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Theresa Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, THERESA

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2418

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Theresa Nguyen is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 who has handled 5 resolved cases. Her work in Art Unit 2418 currently shows an allowance rate of 60.0 percent. For the cases that have been granted, the median time to allowance is 1014 days. These figures provide the available data points for her prosecution history based on 5 resolved cases. The 1014 days median pendency offers a preliminary timeline for applicants in this art unit.

The data indicates an interview lift of 100.0 percent, which means that cases in which an interview was conducted resulted in an allowance. This 100.0 percent lift is a metric for practitioners to consider when developing strategy. Her top applicants include Lenovo (United States) Inc., LG Electronics Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. These companies are often represented by firms such as Bayes PLLC, FIG. 1 Patents, and Kunzler Needham Hilton - Lenovo. The 1014 days median pendency and 60.0 percent allowance rate serve as the current benchmarks for her docket. As her experience grows beyond 5 resolved cases, these metrics may shift.

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

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
+2.0% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1014
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
32.4%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18684515 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING POWER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18280080 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18043691 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18859806 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18647749 NON-COHERENT UPLINK OPERATIONS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18447590 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18878673 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM, TIME SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18848361 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVER Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18029276 JOINT TCI STATES FOR DL AND UL BEAM INDICATION Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
19000037 TECHNIQUES FOR DELAY-AWARE LOGICAL CHANNEL PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18859799 DYNAMIC CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18716429 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD
18574193 REDUCING UPLINK INTERRUPTION IN DUAL ACTIVE PROTOCOL STACK (DAPS) HANDOVER Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18622326 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18234064 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BEAM REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18857249 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18651047 SIGNAL SCANNING AND SYMBOL PRESENTATION FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18901312 CELLULAR NETWORK MOBILITY MANAGEMENT BASED ON USER EQUIPMENT MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Theresa Nguyen's allowance rate?

60.0% of resolved applications examined by Theresa Nguyen were allowed (5 resolved cases), compared with 89.8% across Art Unit 2418 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Theresa Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +100.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Theresa Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Theresa Nguyen took 1,014 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Theresa Nguyen work in?

Theresa Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2418 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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