Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nhu Pham, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PHAM, NHU

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2479

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
-11.6%
Interview Lift
1166
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
33.6%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18500523 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CFRA RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR LOWER LAYER SIGNAL BASED MOBILITY Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18304596 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18176718 Operation, Administration, and Maintenance OAM Packet Processing Method and Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17915253 Wireless Communication System and Method Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18648101 ESTIMATING THE CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETERS OF A RECEPTION QUALITY IN A LOCATION OF A CELLULAR RADIOCOMMUNICATION NETWORK FROM AN APPROXIMATION OF CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS Final Rejection Orange
18648090 ESTIMATION OF CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETERS OF A RECEPTION QUALITY AT A LOCATION IN A CELLULAR RADIOCOMMUNICATION NETWORK USING MEAN-APPROXIMATION OF CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS Final Rejection Orange
18264116 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18683509 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING TIME-FREQUENCY RESOURCE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18549493 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18680255 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18789919 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONFIGURING AND SCHEDULING PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18481881 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nhu Pham's allowance rate?

75.9% of resolved applications examined by Nhu Pham were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 35.2% across Art Unit 2479 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nhu Pham?

This examiner's interview lift is -11.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nhu Pham take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nhu Pham took 1,166 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nhu Pham work in?

Nhu Pham examines applications in Art Unit 2479 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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