Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PHUNG, LUAT

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2452 2464 2468 2616

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Luat Phung has resolved 612 cases in Art Unit 2416 of Tech Center 2600. The allowance rate is 76.3%, which indicates a generally successful prosecution environment. This 76.3% rate suggests that three out of four applications reach allowance. However, the median days to allowance is 1345, which is a relatively long timeline. Practitioners should prepare for a prosecution process that may exceed three and a half years.

The interview lift of 11.9% shows that direct communication is a helpful tool for moving cases toward allowance. While the 76.3% allowance rate is solid, the 11.9% lift suggests that interviews can help overcome specific hurdles that might otherwise contribute to the 1345-day median pendency. Practitioners should use interviews strategically to try and accelerate the process. With 612 resolved cases, these metrics provide a reliable outlook for prosecution in Art Unit 2416.

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

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
656
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1345
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 612 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18606617 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING NETWORK SLICE ADMISSION CONTROL FOR UE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18434107 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CELL MISMATCH HANDLING IN IDLE/INACTIVE STATE OPERATION OF NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER IN NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18815545 Methods for Enhanced Resource Allocation in Wireless Communication Systems Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18857928 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18580571 USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION INVOLVED IN TRANSMISSION OF SMALL DATA Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18545553 Avoiding Scan Collisions With Roam Scans Final Rejection ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17547830 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ASUSTek Computer Inc.
18436897 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING NETWORK LAYER REACHABILITY INFORMATION, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18494470 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17965577 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18716381 MANAGING SMALL DATA COMMUNICATION Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18545319 Multi-Region Packet Routing Using Path Symmetry Non-Final OA Google LLC
18836396 TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18833061 PROVISIONING OF VEHICLE-MOUNTED RELAYS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18718369 MULTIPLEXING FOR MBS OR SDT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18716467 TECHNIQUES FOR UAV-TO-EVERYTHING SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18640325 REWRITING BAP HEADERS IN IAB Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18577853 MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT CODEBOOKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18545903 DUPLEX INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17687396 METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION TO ACHIEVE ROBUST CONTROL AND FEEDBACK PERFORMANCE IN A NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18249792 PROVIDING BURST END TIME IN TIME SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18575655 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
17633103 SHARING HARQ PROCESSES BY MULTIPLE CONFIGURED GRANTS RESOURCES Final Rejection NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18780705 SYSTEM-IN-LOOP TESTING FOR ADAS SOCS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17982827 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RESILIENCE IN NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18682279 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BASIC SERVICE SET HANDOVER Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18128805 DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF MEMORY OPERATING FREQUENCY TO AVOID RF INTERFERENCE WITH WIFI Non-Final OA ATI Technologies ULC
18318619 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING EXPEDITED ROAMING IN AN EVPN ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Arista Networks, Inc.
18439829 MAPPING OF SCHEDULING PRIORITY LEVELS TO ACCESS CLASS QUEUES Final Rejection Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18751765 PACKET PROCESSING WITH HARDWARE OFFLOAD UNITS Final Rejection VMware LLC

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