Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
922 pending office actions • 176 art units • 618 examiners • 0 of 922 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1,551 patents granted in the last 365 days
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson maintains a massive patent portfolio in the Networking & Security technology area. The company is currently managing 933 pending office actions. These actions are distributed among 621 distinct examiners, which indicates an incredibly broad and complex prosecution landscape. This high number of examiners suggests that the company's innovations are being scrutinized by a vast array of individuals, each with their own interpretation of networking and security patent law.
The portfolio's 933 pending office actions are spread across 174 distinct art units. This exceptionally wide distribution across 174 distinct art units reflects the immense technical breadth and complexity of the company's global research and development efforts. For practitioners, this means navigating over a hundred different institutional standards and unit-specific practices. The diversity of the 174 distinct art units requires a highly sophisticated management strategy to ensure that arguments remain consistent across the many different groups reviewing the applications.
OLALEYE, OLADIRAN GIDEON is the busiest examiner for this applicant, currently overseeing 7 busiest examiner pending office actions. Although OLALEYE, OLADIRAN GIDEON is the busiest, the 7 busiest examiner pending office actions represent only a tiny fraction of the total 933 pending office actions. However, with 621 distinct examiners involved, the concentration of 7 busiest examiner pending office actions with one person is still a notable point of focus. Success in these specific matters will be one small part of a much larger effort to advance the 933 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 274 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 274 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 11 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 79 (9%) |
| §103 only | 399 (43%) |
| §102 only | 80 (9%) |
| §112 only | 18 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 21 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 297 (32%) |
| No statute on record | 11 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLALEYE, OLADIRAN GIDEON | 7 | 74.8% | +15.4% |
| ABELSON, RONALD B | 6 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| RIVAS, RAUL | 6 | 83.7% | +9.1% |
| KIM, HARRY H | 6 | 89.9% | +8.6% |
| TRAN, CONGVAN | 5 | 89.2% | +5.0% |
| ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y | 5 | 73.0% | +32.1% |
| ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | 5 | 83.9% | +20.6% |
| MAPA, MICHAEL Y | 5 | 71.4% | +27.0% |
| ROBERTS, BRIAN S | 4 | 85.1% | +3.4% |
| NGUYEN, THUONG | 4 | 68.3% | +32.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18256550 | CONTROL SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK | ABELSON, RONALD B | 238d overdue |
| 18285354 | Methods for Indicating Reduced Capability UE Information | TRAN, CONGVAN | 150d overdue |
| 17607465 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING AN INDICATION | ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | 42d overdue |
| 18252466 | MULTI-LINK MEASUREMENT REPORTING | RIVAS, RAUL | 30d overdue |
| 18261743 | CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING | ABELSON, RONALD B | 6d |
| 18559221 | SCHEDULING CELL EDGE USERS TO AVOID CROSS LINK INTERFERENCE | RIVAS, RAUL | 14d |
| 18560140 | PRE-CONFIGURED ALLOCATION WITH MULTIPLE TRAFFIC TYPES | ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | 53d |
| 18037900 | Data Collection by Considering UE Interaction | RIVAS, RAUL | 54d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18024096 | RADIO FREQUENCY POWER DIVIDER AND CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 210d overdue |
| 18553603 | TRANSMISSION POWER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | NEFF, MICHAEL R | 147d overdue |
| 18020092 | SIGNALING FOR UPDATING TCI STATE OF A CORESET WITH DCI | SAIFUDDIN, AHMED | 125d overdue |
| 18032652 | Method and Apparatus for Relay Communication | PANNELL, MARK G | 121d overdue |
| 18285891 | Network Node, User Equipment, and Methods Performed Therein for Communication of Availability Information for Reference Signals | TORRES, MARCOS L | 114d overdue |
| 18020724 | Technique for Controlling Network Event Reporting | ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y | 113d overdue |
| 18552576 | C-RNTI PROVISIONING FOR L1/L2 CENTRIC INTER-CELL MOBILITY | CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F | 112d overdue |
| 18575227 | Method and Apparatus for Automotive Radar Signal Sensing | RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL | 99d overdue |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18020724 | Technique for Controlling Network Event Reporting | ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y | 113d overdue |
| 17607465 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING AN INDICATION | ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | 42d overdue |
| 18268971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELAY SELECTION | OLALEYE, OLADIRAN GIDEON | 11d overdue |
| 18263169 | METHODS FOR COORDINATING DEVICES OPERATING IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM | OLALEYE, OLADIRAN GIDEON | 10d overdue |
| 17634353 | Network Nodes and Methods in a Wireless Communication Network | OLALEYE, OLADIRAN GIDEON | 9d overdue |
| 18685813 | UPLINK TRANSMISSION WITH EXTENDED UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCES | NGUYEN, THUONG | 5d overdue |
| 18575995 | NETWORK NODE, USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN | ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y | 4d overdue |
| 17630234 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 5GS INTERWORKING HANDLING | MAPA, MICHAEL Y | 34d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2411 | 29 |
| 2465 | 28 |
| 2477 | 21 |
| 2469 | 21 |
| 2472 | 21 |
| 2478 | 20 |
| 2643 | 19 |
| 2645 | 19 |
| 2461 | 18 |
| 2463 | 17 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19475801 | CREATING A LARGE SCALE HEAD-RELATED FILTER DATABASE | GURMU, MULUEMEBET | 2163 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 19473702 | POSITION DEPENDENT FILTERING | HILAIRE, CLIFFORD | 2488 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2025 |
| 19167687 | Dispute Resolution in Billing Information | NOVAK, REBECCA R | 3629 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19163194 | Deriving Video Frame Status From Rate Control Feedback | HAQUE, MD NAZMUL | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2025 |
| 19162304 | Method and Apparatus for First Aid | PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL | 3685 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19295771 | DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION ABOUT A DRONE | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19295769 | Measurement Reporting Configuration | TO, BAOTRAN N | 2435 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19278291 | TEMPORAL SUBLAYER INFORMATION FOR VIDEO CODING | NASRI, MARYAM A | 2483 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19271391 | Simplified Downsampling for Matrix Based Intra Prediction | NAWAZ, TALHA M | 2483 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19147949 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POLICY AND CHARGING CONTROL RULE GENERATION | DIVECHA, KAMAL B | 2453 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2025 |
| 19260823 | ADVANCED LAA SCHEDULING FOR MULTI-POINT SUBSET TRANSMISSION IN SHARED CELLS | SINKANTARAKORN, PAWARIS | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19145714 | Defense Agent Control in a Communication Network | LANE, GREGORY A | 2438 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19145376 | METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND MODIFY NWDAF DEPENDENCIES | DIVECHA, KAMAL B | 2453 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19144557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURATION | DU, ZONGHUA A | 2444 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19144456 | IMPROVED INTENT REQUESTS AND PROPOSALS USING PROPOSAL TIMES AND ACCURACY LEVELS | ESTRADA, JONATHAN ERIC | 2451 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19250861 | FAST UPLINK (UL) ACCESS ON LTM CANDIDATE CELL | NGUYEN, CHUONG M | 2411 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19143600 | REDUCING COMPLEXITY OF VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING | HILAIRE, CLIFFORD | 2488 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19139535 | FOCUSING A CAMERA CAPTURING VIDEO DATA USING DIRECTIONAL DATA OF AUDIO | BARRY, STEVEN DANIEL | 2638 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19135518 | Methods and Devices for Wake-Up Signaling of Wireless Devices | ZAIDI, SYED A | 2432 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19226862 | DERIVATION OF A VALUE FOR EACH LAYER REPRESENTATION OF A BITSTREAM | MESSMORE, JONATHAN R | 2482 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19226882 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVISION OF RESOURCE REPRESENTATIONS | SHITAYEWOLDETSADI, BERHANU | 2455 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19132583 | TM MODE RESONATOR STRUCTURE AND FILTER COMPRISING THE SAME | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | 2843 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19214835 | DECODING BASED ON BI-DIRECTIONAL PICTURE CONDITION | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 2485 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19131754 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK ANALYTICS | WANG, LIANG CHE A | 2447 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19213387 | DE-ICI FILTER ESTIMATION FOR PHASE NOISE MITIGATION | TAYONG, HELENE E | 2631 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19127436 | Application Programming Interface Access in a Communication Network | LYNCH, SHARON S | 2438 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19127430 | CALL HANDLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | HUQ, FARZANA B | 2455 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19123559 | Local Authorization for AI/ML Model Storage and Sharing | ALVARADO DAVID, DORIANNE | 2499 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19123509 | Security for AI/ML Model Storage and Sharing | MAYE, AYUB A | 2436 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19122913 | COMBINED COUNTERMEASURE AGAINST SIDE-CHANNEL ANALYSIS (SCA) | NARRAMORE, BLAKE I | 2438 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19180542 | Method and Network Node for Communication with a Non-IP Device | ABEDIN, NORMIN | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19121302 | First Node, Second Node, Third Node, Fourth Node and Methods Performed Thereby for Handling Registration of the Second Node | PARK, SANGSEOK | 2499 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19121339 | RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE AND CONTROL THEREOF | TADESE, BERHANU | 2632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19177910 | METHODS OF AND DEVICES FOR IMPLEMENTING AND EXECUTING POLICY RULES ON A PER APPLICATION BASIS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | FANG, PAKEE | 2642 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19173881 | DECODING BASED ON BI-DIRECTIONAL PICTURE CONDITION | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 2485 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19173730 | SECURING NETWORK STEERING INFORMATION | JEUDY, JOSNEL | 2438 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19173625 | Bit Order of NR PBCH Payload to Enhance Polar Code Performance | YANG, JEFFREY ANDREW | 2112 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19173103 | NETWORK NODES AND METHODS THEREIN FOR NOTIFICATION DELIVERY | WALSH, JOHN B | 2451 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19171825 | ADAPTIVE COMFORT NOISE PARAMETER DETERMINATION | CRESPO FEBLES, HECTOR J | 2658 | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19171555 | TIME REVERSED AUDIO SUBFRAME ERROR CONCEALMENT | SULTANA, NADIRA | 2653 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19117633 | SECURE MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL IOT NETWORKS (PINS) | STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON | 2491 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19096184 | Common PDCCH Configuration | ESCALANTE, OVIDIO | 3992 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19114848 | CONTROL NODE AND METHOD PERFORMED THEREIN | JOHNSON, KYLE T | 3656 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19083019 | DATA SEQUENCE GENERATION | MEI, XU | 2695 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19112409 | Scheduling of Broadcast Transmissions for Fully Distributed Iterative Learning | SHITAYEWOLDETSADI, BERHANU | 2455 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19111057 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT ADAPTIVE FAULT REMEDIATION IN A NETWORK | HOSSAIN, KAMAL M | 2444 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19076845 | PROVIDING SEGMENT PRESENCE INFORMATION | VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19076121 | ALLOWING A MATRIX BASED INTRA PREDICTION BLOCK TO HAVE MULTIPLE TRANSFORM BLOCKS | LE, PETER D | 2488 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19075061 | Encoder, Decoder and Methods Thereof for Video Encoding and Decoding | KIR, ALBERT | 2485 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19109540 | Two-Dimensional Code and Method Thereof | PATEL, JAYESH A | 2677 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has 922 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 176 art units and 618 examiners.
Oladiran Gideon Olaleye has the most, with 7 of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.