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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Margaret Marie Anderson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ANDERSON, MARGARET MARIE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2412

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

ANDERSON, MARGARET MARIE works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2412. Her profile contains 64 resolved cases, a 71.9% allowance rate, and a median of 1119 days to allowance. The interview lift is 12.5%.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Nokia Corporation. The listed firms are HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC). The limited resolved-case base suggests that the figures should inform, rather than dictate, individual prosecution decisions. Practitioners can use the timing measure for planning and consider interviews when a targeted technical explanation would assist claim negotiation.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
73.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17793784 Activating Data Collection Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18019074 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS SUPPORTING SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19318712 TERMINAL AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18058254 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR L1 CHANNEL STATE BASED CONDITIONAL HANDOVER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18884855 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18837806 TECHNIQUES FOR TRAINING DEVICES FOR MACHINE LEARNING-BASED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION AND CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18256621 SIDELINK RETRANSMISSION FOR BROADCAST DATA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18246115 RELAY SELECTION BASED ON EARLY MEASUREMENT IN L2 RELAY Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18839377 METHOD FOR INDICATING QUASI CO-LOCATION, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17789572 EDGE SERVICES CONFIGURATION Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18811038 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18684018 COMMUNICATION FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
17995386 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING CHANNEL ACCESS FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies OY
18300601 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEAM INDICATION RELATED DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION RETRANSMISSION USING HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROCEDURE Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Margaret Marie Anderson's allowance rate?

71.9% of resolved applications examined by Margaret Marie Anderson were allowed (64 resolved cases), compared with 82.9% across Art Unit 2412 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Margaret Marie Anderson?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Margaret Marie Anderson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Margaret Marie Anderson took 1,119 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Margaret Marie Anderson work in?

Margaret Marie Anderson examines applications in Art Unit 2412 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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