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Last updated: April 19, 2026
Application No. 18/466,484

AI/ML ASSISTED CSI-PILOT BASED BEAM MANAGEMENT AND MEASUREMENT REDUCTION

Non-Final OA §112
Filed
Sep 13, 2023
Examiner
BEDNASH, JOSEPH A
Art Unit
2461
Tech Center
2400 — Computer Networks
Assignee
Nokia Technologies Oy
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
50%
Grant Probability
Moderate
1-2
OA Rounds
3y 8m
To Grant
59%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 50% of resolved cases
50%
Career Allow Rate
257 granted / 519 resolved
-8.5% vs TC avg
Moderate +10% lift
Without
With
+9.7%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
3y 8m
Avg Prosecution
27 currently pending
Career history
546
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
5.3%
-34.7% vs TC avg
§103
43.2%
+3.2% vs TC avg
§102
21.2%
-18.8% vs TC avg
§112
27.3%
-12.7% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 519 resolved cases

Office Action

§112
DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b ) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the appl icant regards as his invention. Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. The independent claims recite, in part, as in claim 1, for example, “predicting , by the CU, a pilot root based on the measurement report.” The term “pilot-route” is not a term of the art and applicant has not defined the term. He disclosure of the invention indicate the pilot-route can be added to a pilot-route tracking database and generally describes information associated with a pilot-route without providing definition of the claim term rendering the scope of the claims indefinite. The independent claims recite the term “ CSIPilot ” which is not a term of the art and the term is not defined in the disclosure of the invention rendering the scope of the claims ambiguous. Further, the feature, “ CSIPilot based mobility” is unclear because the feature appears to be a string of words to represent a feature of the invention without being specifically defined by applicant in the disclosure. Since the term CSIPilot is undefined and the feature “ CSIPilot based mobility” is not defined by the disclosure, the feature, “ CSIPilot based mobility” has virtually no meaning and one of ordinary skill in the art would not be reasonably apprised of the scope of the invention sought by applicant what these terms/features encompass whether the “ CSIPilot based mobility” is intended to be used “for the DU” or “for the user equipment”. The dependent claims do not alleviate the lack of clarity; accordingly, claims 1-20 are rejected for lack of clarity under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b). Compact Prosecution The disclosure of the invention has been given careful consideration in an attempt to discern the scope of protection sought by applicant; however, the clarity issues discussed herein make it impossible to examine the claims on their merits. Conclusion The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Nokia et al., “Evaluation of ML for beam management”, 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 e-meeting, 10-19 October, 2022, R1-2209369. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT Joseph A Bednash whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-7500 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT 7 AM - 4:30 PM M-F . Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, FILLIN "SPE Name?" \* MERGEFORMAT Huy Vu can be reached at FILLIN "SPE Phone?" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)272-3155 . The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /JOSEPH A BEDNASH/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2461
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Prosecution Timeline

Sep 13, 2023
Application Filed
Sep 02, 2025
Non-Final Rejection — §112
Oct 29, 2025
Interview Requested
Nov 13, 2025
Examiner Interview Summary
Nov 13, 2025
Applicant Interview (Telephonic)
Nov 24, 2025
Response Filed

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
50%
Grant Probability
59%
With Interview (+9.7%)
3y 8m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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