Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/771,544

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

YAO, KWANG BIN

Art Unit

Tech Center

InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.

Assignee

InterDigital Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 35% of cases after interview

— +22.8% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

YAO, KWANG BIN View full profile →

Grants only 35% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

9 granted / 26 resolved

-25.4% vs TC avg

Strong +23% interview lift

Without

With

+22.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

11 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

81.3%

+41.3% vs TC avg

§102

12.5%

-27.5% vs TC avg

§112

6.3%

-33.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 26 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 12, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/075,171

Patent 12634070

COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

3y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/067,972

Patent 12598645

RECEIVE REORDERING BUFFER CONTROL FOR LATENCY SENSITIVE TRAFFIC

3y 3m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

18/115,597

Patent 12490334

MULTICASTING USING SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION

2y 9m to grant Granted Dec 02, 2025

18/479,066

Patent 12471155

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION AT A PRIMARY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN AUXILIARY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

2y 1m to grant Granted Nov 11, 2025

12/755,215

Patent null

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBUST TRANSMISSION IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Granted

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

35%

Grant Probability

57%

With Interview (+22.8%)

2y 10m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 26 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.