Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ALI, SHAWKAT M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2633

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.0%
Allow Rate
+27.0% vs TC avg
668
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
712
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 654 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
33.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19200230 DIGITAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19210180 Communication Apparatus, Communication Control Method, and Communication System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19189065 DIGITAL CONTROLLABLE SCATTERER CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR USE IN THE SAME Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18982284 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18970593 PATH RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18889793 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING ANTENNA PANEL PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19087658 INTELLIGENT REFLECTING SURFACE Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18962888 TECHNIQUES FOR LOW-COMPLEXITY MESSAGE PASSING Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
19230870 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19131847 CHANNEL STATE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18880025 CALIBRATION BETWEEN ACCESS POINTS IN A DISTRIBUTED MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT NETWORK OPERATING IN TIME-DIVISION DUPLEXING MODE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18942876 DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18689757 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING ANTENNA SWITCHING CAPABILITY OF TERMINAL Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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