Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/700,826

METHOD OF ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (AMF), METHOD OF NEXT GENERATION-RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (NG-RAN) NODE, METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE), AMF NG-RAN NODE AND UE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Apr 12, 2024

Priority

Nov 05, 2021 — IN 202111050760 +1 more

Examiner

SOROWAR, GOLAM

Art Unit

2641

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

NEC Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +17.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 81% grant rate with +17.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 891 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 81% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

725 granted / 891 resolved

+19.4% vs TC avg

Strong +18% interview lift

Without

With

+17.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

43 currently pending

Career history

933

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

86.3%

+46.3% vs TC avg

§102

7.3%

-32.7% vs TC avg

§112

3.0%

-37.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 891 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 12, 2024

Application Filed

Mar 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 30, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 30, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12659923

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2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/352,426

Patent 12652071

Radio Frequency Low Noise Amplifiers

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/224,068

Patent 12641548

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POWER CONTROL SIGNALING

2y 10m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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Patent 12641713

RF CONNECTOR

3y 1m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

81%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+17.7%)

2y 9m (~6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 891 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.