Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AREVALO, JOSEPH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Arevalo is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617, with 866 resolved cases. He maintains an allowance rate of 84.4 percent. This 84.4 percent rate suggests a consistent tendency toward granting patents in his assigned technology area. With a record of 866 cases, these metrics provide a reliable outlook for practitioners navigating this art unit.

The data shows an interview lift of 20.8 percent, indicating that interviews are a strategy for overcoming prosecution hurdles. This 20.8 percent lift is a factor for applicants to consider when deciding whether to request a formal discussion. The median days to allowance is 993, which provides a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution cycle. This 993-day median is a clear data point for managing client expectations. Practitioners can rely on these figures from Tech Center 2600 to develop a data-driven strategy for their applications.

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

Performance Statistics

84.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
898
Total Applications
+20.7%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 867 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18951964 SYSTEM INFORMATION DESIGN FOR NEW RADIO (NR) VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) SIDELINK OPERATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18700656 REMOTE USER EQUIPMENT DISCOVERY AND LINK ESTABLISHMENT FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18579260 DILUTION OF PRECISION (DOP)-BASED SELECTION OF RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE (RIS) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18567863 WAVEFORM FOR SIDELINK WAKEUP SIGNAL Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18551577 OPTIMIZATIONS FOR SCHEDULING LOCATION IN ADVANCE TO FURTHER REDUCE LATENCY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18058837 RADIO FREQUENCY FINGERPRINT POSITIONING OF TRANSMISSION-RECEPTION POINT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17219451 NO-DELAY SCHEDULED LOCATION REQUEST Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18579605 Method for connecting a first station to a second station in a wireless communication network, and corresponding first and second stations and corresponding computer program Final Rejection ORANGE
17435521 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER ON A SIDELINK Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18567925 NETWORK NODE AND METHOD IN A MULTI-TPR COMMUNICATION NETWORK WHERE MINIMUM DISTANCE IS OBTAINED BY ESTABLISHING PATH-LOSS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UE AND TPRs Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18020520 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICE IN A LOCAL SERVICE AREA Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17608723 MULTI-TRP TRANSMISSION FOR DOWNLINK SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18428779 REPORTING OF INTEGRITY-RELATED INFORMATION FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18473716 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18939105 ACCESS CONTROL IN 5G NR Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18129326 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REQUESTING REFERENCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18819681 WI-FI MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH PRIORITY RECEIVERS Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18556939 TERMINAL POSITIONING METHOD AND DEVICE, RECEIVING END DEVICE AND CORE NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18835825 MULTI-LINK SETUP LINK RECOMMENDATION Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18597617 SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURED TO PREDICT MODIFICATIONS TO COMMUNICATION TOWERS Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.

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