Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PHAM, BRENDA H

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

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brenda H. Pham is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2412. There are 1189 resolved cases associated with this profile. These 1189 cases provide the data for the allowance and pendency metrics.

The allowance rate is 90.7%. This 90.7% rate indicates the frequency of allowances among the resolved cases. The median days to allowance is 951. This 951-day figure is the median time taken to reach a grant.

The interview lift is 2.0%. This 2.0% lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is held. For practitioners in Art Unit 2412, the 951-day median pendency is a factor in planning. The 90.7% allowance rate and the 2.0% interview lift are relevant for determining whether to request an interview. Direct communication with the examiner in Tech Center 2600 is a tactical option. The 1189 resolved cases establish the statistical context for these prosecution trends.

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

Performance Statistics

90.7%
Allow Rate
+28.7% vs TC avg
1,205
Total Applications
+2.0%
Interview Lift
951
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1189 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
32.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856852 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18853654 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18637278 POWER SAVE FOR ACCESS POINTS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18627763 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SERVICE CONTINUITY BY CONSIDERING NETWORK SLICE AREA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18628024 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURITY HANDLING IN SUBSEQUENT CONDITIONAL PSCELL CHANGE IN NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18787707 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18763574 INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17849146 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18602997 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18724895 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) PROCESS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18625915 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION FOR BEAM INDICATION IN AN MTRP OPERATION Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
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
18841068 INTER-LINK INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT FOR DATA LINK VIA COVERAGE ENHANCING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18850314 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SLOT FORMAT CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18682433 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EDGE APPLICATION SERVICE Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18856796 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA-DRIVEN CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) PREDICTION Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18763707 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18816210 MULTIPLE RADIO OPPORTUNISTIC SCHEDULING Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18727653 CELL ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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