Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/696,853

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 28, 2024

Priority

Sep 30, 2021 — nonprovisional of PCTCN2021122435

Examiner

ABBATINE JR., MICHAEL WILLIAM

Art Unit

2419

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— -33.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 25% grant rate with -33.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 25% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

1 granted / 4 resolved

-33.0% vs TC avg

Minimal -33% lift

Without

With

+-33.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

97.2%

+57.2% vs TC avg

§102

2.8%

-37.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 4 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 28, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 08, 2026

Interview Requested

May 20, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

May 21, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/923,128

Patent 12647205

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING OPTIMIZED PHASE ROTATION TO BROADBAND IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM

3y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 1 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

25%

Grant Probability

-8%

With Interview (-33.3%)

3y 3m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 4 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.