Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/752,022

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SESSION MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 24, 2024

Priority

May 16, 2016 — continuation of 10/440,760 +2 more

Examiner

BHATTI, HASHIM S

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 86% grant rate with +6.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 406 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BHATTI, HASHIM S View full profile →

Grants 86% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

350 granted / 406 resolved

+26.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

22 currently pending

Career history

433

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

74.7%

+34.7% vs TC avg

§102

4.9%

-35.1% vs TC avg

§112

9.9%

-30.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 406 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 24, 2024

Application Filed

May 18, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

May 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/032,739

Patent 12684455

Methods, Entities, and Computer Readable Media for Routing Path Discovery

3y 2m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/192,866

Patent 12684456

ROUTE INFORMATION UPDATE METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 3m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/404,196

Patent 12683667

COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS

2y 6m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/404,275

Patent 12684443

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CELL (RE)SELECTION IN EFB-BASED NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK

2y 6m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/688,904

Patent 12683664

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIMO CSI FEEDBACK

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 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

86%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+6.2%)

2y 5m (~4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 406 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.