USPTO Examiner CHU WUTCHUNG - Art Unit 2418

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18631596COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18596504METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION IN A CELLULAR NETWORKMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320YesNo
18416882SOURCE-PROVISIONED SERVICES INFRASTRUCTUREJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720YesNo
18003604FRONTHAUL NETWORK UNIT AND METHOD THEREIN FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OVER A FRONTHAUL NETWORKDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900YesNo
17985534RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICENovember 2022June 2025Allow4110NoNo
17946040METHOD FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAMESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17905336METHOD FOR HANDLING HIGH-PRIORITY UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS AND USER EQUIPMENTAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17881492MULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3210YesNo
17869554REFERENCE SIGNALING DESIGN AND CONFIGURATIONJuly 2022March 2025Allow3220YesNo
17790895REPORTING OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17831042PRIORITY BASED CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN FULL-DUPLEX OPERATIONSJune 2022April 2025Allow3410NoNo
17747281Method, Apparatus, and System for Implementing Congestion ControlMay 2022May 2025Allow3620NoNo
17733931METHOD FOR PROCESSING SCELL DORMANCY INDICATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICEApril 2022April 2025Allow3520NoNo
17674377CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING FOR HALF-DUPLEX AND FULL-DUPLEX MODESFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3620NoNo
17576928INFORMATION INDICATION AND DETERMINATION METHODS AND APPARATUSESJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3050NoNo
17597617FREQUENCY DOMAIN BASIS RESTRICTION FOR CSI REPORTING ENHANCEMENTJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3830NoNo
15718426COMBINED CELLULAR BASE STATION AND ROADSIDE UNIT SYSTEM HAVING A COMMON BACKHAUL AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2017September 2019Allow2420NoNo
13257772CIRCUIT, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING PROGRAMSeptember 2011December 2014Allow3920NoNo
12962926SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPORTIONAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR MULTI-RATE RANDOM ACCESSDecember 2010September 2014Allow4520YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner CHU, WUTCHUNG - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHU, WUTCHUNG works in Art Unit 2418 and has examined 16 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHU, WUTCHUNG's allowance rate of 93.8% places them in the 82% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHU, WUTCHUNG receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHU, WUTCHUNG is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHU, WUTCHUNG. This interview benefit is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 57.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 12% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

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