Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Thuong Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, THUONG

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2449 2452 2453 2455

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

NGUYEN, THUONG works in USPTO Technology Center 2400, art unit 2416. The profile includes 673 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 68.2%. The median time to allowance is 1482 days. Interview lift is 31.9%, identifying a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the recorded matters.

The leading companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, and Bayes PLLC. The allowance rate and lengthy median timing indicate a docket where prosecution may require sustained attention. The interview result supports using examiner discussions strategically, particularly to isolate claim scope and technical issues before further amendment. Practitioners should also account for the timing figure when setting client expectations, evaluating continuation options, and aligning prosecution steps with product or standardization schedules.

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

Performance Statistics

68.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
742
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1482
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 673 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.0%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18859630 CELL SELECTION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18685813 UPLINK TRANSMISSION WITH EXTENDED UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18013516 NETWORK OPERATION IN CHANGING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18793098 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING BEAM MANAGEMENT BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18365144 MULTI-LINK RECONFIGURATION AND TIM BROADCAST PROCEDURE FOR MULTI-LINK OPERATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18041121 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF UNSTRUCTURED PDU SESSION TYPES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18606226 LATENCY REDUCTION USING PREEMPTION WITHIN A PPDU Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18078908 BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN A CELL THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18165805 SINGLE CHANNEL P2P COMMUNICATION FOR MLDS Non-Final OA SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
18271168 METHOD, CENTRAL UNIT, DISTRIBUTED UNIT, BASE STATION Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19010553 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA AND RECEIVING DATA, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18959699 INTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18960651 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18699846 CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18625129 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17989879 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17937023 Time Synchronization Packet Processing Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17323702 EPHEMERAL GALLERY OF EPHEMERAL MESSAGES WITH OPT-IN PERMANENCE Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18645115 TIME DIVISION DUPLEXING DOWNLINK-UPLINK CONFIGURATION IMPROVEMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18411553 TRANSMISSION OF REFERENCE SIGNALS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18059976 TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE RATE MATCHING AND CSI CONFIGURATIONS FOR RATE-SPLITTING MU-MIMO COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17848110 RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND UPDATE FOR COMMUNICATING WITHIN SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITIES (S-TXOPS) Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17925249 SELECTING A RETRANSMISSION MODE BASED ON A MINIMUM TIME DURATION Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
17869087 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CONFIGURED GRANT BASED SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18860013 SYSTEM, METHODS, USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATIONS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18880923 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18552125 ADJUSTING COMMUNICATION GAPS RELATED TO RECEIVING PAGING MESSAGES Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18244684 METHOD FOR INFORMATION INDICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18347661 PATH PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, NETWORK DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17919299 CELL FLOW CHARACTERISTIC VALUE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Thuong Nguyen's allowance rate?

68.2% of resolved applications examined by Thuong Nguyen were allowed (673 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Thuong Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Thuong Nguyen took 1,482 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Thuong Nguyen work in?

Thuong Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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