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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Brenda H Pham, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PHAM, BRENDA H

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2412 2414 2416 2464 2616

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

PHAM, BRENDA H is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2412. The profile covers 1191 resolved cases, with a 90.8% allowance rate and a median of 951 days to allowance. The 2.0% interview lift indicates a limited positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. are the leading listed companies. The listed firms are PVIP, Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, and DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP. The substantial record and high allowance measure suggest that clear written prosecution may be especially important, with interviews used selectively for issues requiring direct clarification.

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

Performance Statistics

90.8%
Allow Rate
+28.8% vs TC avg
1,222
Total Applications
+2.0%
Interview Lift
951
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
32.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18682433 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EDGE APPLICATION SERVICE Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18856852 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18834352 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18602997 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18841068 INTER-LINK INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT FOR DATA LINK VIA COVERAGE ENHANCING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18787707 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17849146 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18730998 TIMING REFERENCE SELECTION FOR SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18678132 USE-CASE-SPECIFIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS-BASED RADAR REFERENCE SIGNALS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18669269 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MEASUREMENT SERVICES AND CONNECTIVITY SERVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18499161 CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME SHARING ELIGIBILITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18558020 BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18004014 CROSS LINK INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18844311 REPEATER AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18850314 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SLOT FORMAT CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18727653 CELL ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18642072 DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18775018 Method for Determining Waveform in BWP, and Terminal Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18816210 MULTIPLE RADIO OPPORTUNISTIC SCHEDULING Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18414357 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK SLICING WITH MULTI-SIM DEVICES Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brenda H Pham's allowance rate?

90.8% of resolved applications examined by Brenda H Pham were allowed (1,191 resolved cases), compared with 82.9% across Art Unit 2412 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brenda H Pham?

This examiner's interview lift is +2.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brenda H Pham take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brenda H Pham took 951 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brenda H Pham work in?

Brenda H Pham examines applications in Art Unit 2412 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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