Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 19/234,365

Physical Downlink Control Channel Monitoring for Inter-Cell Beam Management

Final Rejection

Filed

Jun 11, 2025

Priority

Sep 30, 2021 — provisional 63/250,319 +2 more

Examiner

HAQUE, ABUSAYEED M

Art Unit

2466

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Nokia Technologies Oy

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— -2.7% interview lift. Interview lift (-2.7%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 641 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HAQUE, ABUSAYEED M View full profile →

Grants 92% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

588 granted / 641 resolved

+33.7% vs TC avg

Minimal -3% lift

Without

With

+-2.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

663

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

§103

14.4%

-25.6% vs TC avg

§102

4.3%

-35.7% vs TC avg

§112

20.8%

-19.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 641 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 11, 2025

Application Filed

Aug 14, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 15, 2025

Response Filed

May 20, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 11m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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2y 11m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/138,768

Patent 12634837

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING POWER HEADROOM REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

3y 0m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/254,070

Patent 12634955

COMMON CONTROL CHANNEL

2y 12m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/904,178

Patent 12628017

DYNAMIC SIGNALING FOR MEASUREMENT GAP

3y 9m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

92%

Grant Probability

89%

With Interview (-2.7%)

2y 4m (~1y 4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 641 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.