Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/725,267

REGIONAL CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENT (CCA) SIGNALING WITH FALLBACK DOWNLINK CONTROL INDICATION (DCI) AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE) LISTEN BEFORE TALK (LBT) PROCEDURES

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 28, 2024

Priority

Jan 10, 2022 — nonprovisional of PCTCN2022071066

Examiner

NOORISTANY, SULAIMAN

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +24.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 78% grant rate with +24.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 929 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 78% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

720 granted / 929 resolved

+17.5% vs TC avg

Strong +24% interview lift

Without

With

+24.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 5m

Avg Prosecution

31 currently pending

Career history

959

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

§103

81.0%

+41.0% vs TC avg

§102

13.6%

-26.4% vs TC avg

§112

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 929 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 28, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 24, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

May 05, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

May 14, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/177,987

Patent 12677315

Channel Access Method for Multi-Link Device and Related Apparatus

3y 4m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/768,304

Patent 12671507

Methods, Apparatus and Machine-Readable Media Relating to Channel Quality Prediction in a Wireless Network

4y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/799,684

Patent 12672146

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION

3y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/686,417

Patent 12665688

METHOD OF GENERATING SIMULATED MULTIPATH FADING CHANNEL DATA

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

16/984,908

Patent 12659266

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATE CONTENT

5y 10m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

78%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+24.0%)

3y 5m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 929 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.