Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ANDERSON, MARGARET MARIE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2412

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Margaret Marie Anderson, in Art Unit 2412 within Tech Center 2400, has resolved 63 cases. The allowance rate is 71.4%, and the median days to allowance is 1124. This indicates a good chance of success within a moderate timeframe for applicants. The 1124-day median pendency is a key metric for planning prosecution strategy in this art unit.

The interview lift is 13.2%, showing that interviews are a helpful strategy for improving outcomes. This positive lift can be used to enhance the 71.4% base allowance rate through direct engagement with the examiner. With 63 resolved cases, the data provides a consistent view of the examiner's tendencies. Practitioners should consider the 13.2% lift as a tactical tool to address rejections or clarify technical points. The 71.4% allowance rate and 1124-day timeline offer a clear path for successful prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1124
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
78.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18885291 REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH SUB-CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA 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.
18071955 CROSS-SIM CALLING USING NETWORK SLICE WITH QOS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18837806 TECHNIQUES FOR TRAINING DEVICES FOR MACHINE LEARNING-BASED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION AND CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18586314 USER-EQUIPMENT-INITIATED DUPLEXING CONFIGURATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18294968 CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME (COT) SHARING IN CASES OF MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS (MTRP) 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
17822671 PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PDU) SET BASED LOGICAL CHANNEL PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18885057 ROBUST FPGA BASED INTERFACE TO ALLOW SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH EMBEDDED CLOCKING BETWEEN DEVICES WITH GROUND POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES Non-Final OA BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18683999 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR BIDIRECTIONAL TIMING MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18535730 METHOD AND WIRELESS DEVICE FOR HANDLING HANDOVER Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17793784 Activating Data Collection Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
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
17789572 EDGE SERVICES CONFIGURATION Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18581407 JOINT SENSING METHOD AND RELATED USER EQUIPMENT FOR ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18391685 Method And Apparatus For Network Energy Saving With Spatial Element Adaptation In Mobile Communications Final Rejection MediaTek Inc.
18103618 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18300601 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEAM INDICATION RELATED DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION RETRANSMISSION USING HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROCEDURE Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18839377 METHOD FOR INDICATING QUASI CO-LOCATION, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18841550 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FREQUENCY DENSITY DETERMINATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18767496 INITIAL REGISTERED LOCATION INPUT WITH CHECKS Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.

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