Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: AMBAYE, SAMUEL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2433

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+24.3% vs TC avg
707
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1055
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 678 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
74.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18720873 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING PROTECTION OF MBS TRAFFIC IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18898650 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LINK DEVICE PRIVACY PROTECTION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18766539 DEVICE-RELATIONSHIP BASED COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18421778 Private Retrieval of Location-Based Information Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18372788 Automatically Paired Devices Non-Final OA Google LLC
18513549 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CHIP Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18517349 COOPERATIVE DEVICE DISCOVERY AND SETUP Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18693652 CUSTOMER PREMISES NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
16863752 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
18257148 Subscription Identifier for a Communication Network Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
19178784 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING INFORMATION IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK VIA A DISTRIBUTED IDENTIFIER Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18785731 Multi-Factor Verification in Machine-to-Machine Data Exchange Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18276664 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO SENSOR DATA Non-Final OA NAGRAVISION SARL
18940037 TRUSTED SYSTEM FOR PRIVACY-PRESERVING VALIDATION OF INDIVIDUALS Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18968081 CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS AMONG SECURE VIRTUAL MACHINES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18947659 DATA PROCESSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENCRYPTED DATABASE Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18951681 IOT DEVICE PASSWORD SHARING SYSTEM Final Rejection MH HOLDINGS USA CORP.

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