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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Warner Wong, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WONG, WARNER

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2469 2471 2616

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

WONG, WARNER is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2416. The record includes 1095 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 89.4% and a median of 987 days to allowance. The interview lift of 6.4% is positive but limited relative to the high observed allowance rate.

The leading companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and Lenovo (United States) Inc. The principal firms are FIG. 1 Patents, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. The data describe a generally favorable docket with a substantial median timeline. Interviews may help clarify individual issues, but the profile does not suggest that they are the primary explanation for allowance outcomes.

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

Performance Statistics

89.4%
Allow Rate
+27.4% vs TC avg
1,122
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1095 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
58.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18838041 HANDLING BLOCKAGE OF COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18189938 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING APPLICATION DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18843337 RAN NODE AND METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18636417 CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, MME, AND BASE STATION FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION RESOURCE USING A COMMUNICATION PATTERN (CP) PARAMETER Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18964354 WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK ACCESS METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18935178 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18591040 MULTI-CARRIER SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18535760 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNAL PORT CONFIGURATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18855886 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18728425 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18837329 INDICATING SIDELINK CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME SHARING BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18799743 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED PROVISIONING METHODS FOR UPLINK STREAMING IN 5G NETWORKS Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18698109 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING OR SENDING MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18849787 RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES (RIS) AIDED INITIAL ACCESS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18746324 IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE AND SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18760556 INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Warner Wong's allowance rate?

89.4% of resolved applications examined by Warner Wong were allowed (1,095 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Warner Wong?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Warner Wong take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Warner Wong took 987 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Warner Wong work in?

Warner Wong examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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