Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/417,966

PDCCH MONITORING ADAPTATION FOR OPERATION IN FULL-DUPLEX SYSTEMS

Final Rejection

Filed

Jan 19, 2024

Priority

Feb 03, 2023 — provisional 63/443,299

Examiner

ASANBAYEV, OLEG

Art Unit

6221

Tech Center

6200

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

2 (Final)

This examiner grants 61% of cases after interview

— +67.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 253 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 61% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

155 granted / 253 resolved

+1.3% vs TC avg

Strong +67% interview lift

Without

With

+67.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 4m

Avg Prosecution

5 currently pending

Career history

258

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.1%

-39.9% vs TC avg

§103

92.6%

+52.6% vs TC avg

§102

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

§112

0.7%

-39.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 253 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 19, 2024

Application Filed

Feb 13, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Mar 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 01, 2026

Response Filed

Jun 09, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

15/623,337

Patent 10178423

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION OF LIVE AND REPLAY PROGRAM GUIDE DISPLAYS

1y 6m to grant Granted Jan 08, 2019

15/554,125

Patent 10171849

BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEPTION METHOD

11m to grant Granted Jan 01, 2019

14/478,045

Patent 10104408

SYNCHRONOUS AND MULTI-SOURCED AUDIO AND VIDEO BROADCAST

4y 1m to grant Granted Oct 16, 2018

15/495,783

Patent 10104427

TEMPORARY MODIFYING OF MEDIA CONTENT METADATA

1y 5m to grant Granted Oct 16, 2018

15/251,305

Patent 10063914

INFORMATION DEVICE

1y 12m to grant Granted Aug 28, 2018

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

61%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+67.2%)

4y 4m (~1y 11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 253 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.