Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/718,715

TIMING ADVANCE DETERMINATION FOR UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL WITH JOINT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FEEDBACK FOR NETWORK OPERATIONS HAVING MULTIPLE TIMING ADVANCE GROUPS CONFIGURED PER SERVING CELL AND MULTIPLE CONTROL RESOURCE SET POOL INDEX VALUES CONFIGURED PER BANDWIDTH PART

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 11, 2024

Priority

Feb 10, 2022 — nonprovisional of PCTCN2022075829

Examiner

PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

Art Unit

2642

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Qualcomm Incorporated

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +8.3% interview lift. Interview lift (+8.3%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL View full profile →

Grants only 19% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

35 granted / 181 resolved

-42.7% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+8.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 0m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

247

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.1%

-38.9% vs TC avg

§103

85.9%

+45.9% vs TC avg

§102

11.0%

-29.0% vs TC avg

§112

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 181 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 11, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 28, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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18/342,077

Patent 12672095

DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/441,251

Patent 12665661

SYNCHRONIZATION OF UPLINK TRANSMISSION FROM A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL WIRELESS NETWORK (NTN)

3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/724,999

Patent 12659696

COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM ON PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP)

4y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/089,445

Patent 12659903

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE

3y 5m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/137,308

Patent 12659906

NON-ACCESS STRATUS (NAS) SIGNALING CONNECTION HANDLING FOR PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETEWORK (PLMN) SELECTION

3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

19%

Grant Probability

28%

With Interview (+8.3%)

4y 0m (~1y 11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 181 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.