Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ASHLEY, HUGH MARK

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2463

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hugh Mark Ashley is an examiner in Art Unit 2463 of Tech Center 2400. The examiner has 59 resolved cases and a high allowance rate of 91.5 percent. This indicates that the vast majority of applications result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1097, which serves as a timeline for the prosecution process for successful applications.

The interview lift is 12.5 percent, showing that interviews contribute positively to the 91.5 percent allowance rate. This lift suggests that even with a high baseline for success, direct engagement can further improve the probability of allowance. With 59 resolved cases, the data provides a clear picture of the examiner's efficient and favorable approach. Practitioners can use the 1097 median days to allowance to manage client expectations in Art Unit 2463. The 12.5 percent lift provides an additional tactical option for ensuring a positive outcome in a high-allowance environment.

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

Performance Statistics

91.5%
Allow Rate
+33.5% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
1097
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.2%
§101 Eligibility
45.5%
§102 Novelty
35.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18859003 TIMING ENHANCEMENT FOR INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEME Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18726433 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18285270 METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE), METHOD OF ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (AMF), METHOD OF UNIFIED DATA MANAGEMENT (UDM), UE, AMF AND UDM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18875241 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18875237 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18789119 TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING CO-EXISTENCE OF RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18293471 RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE (RIS) FOR REPETITION OF SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18417524 MEASUREMENT EVALUATION PERIODS FOR SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS FROM SYNCHRONIZATION REFERENCE SOURCES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18450342 LOW LATENCY CHANNEL ACCESS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18858611 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18728979 DYNAMIC RETRIEVAL OF NSAC INFORMATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18683297 METHOD AND NODE FOR TRANSMISSION ON UNLICENSED BAND Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18559888 IAB MULTI-PARENT UPLINK-DOWNLINK ALIGNMENT Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18026234 Technique for Radio Resource Allocation in a Relayed Radio Communication Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18040918 TERMINAL Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18884438 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR STATUS REPORTING WHEN NETWORK CODING IS USED Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18901116 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18626421 ABSOLUTE TIME IN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Industries SAS
18901037 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Soenghun KIM
18800834 DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION OF PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITHIN A 5G RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18884156 DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ULTRA-RELIABLE 5G WIRELESS COVERAGE WITHIN A BUILDING Non-Final OA PELTBEAM INC.
18052932 LATENCY REDUCTION IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS WITH MULTI-LINK OPERATION Final Rejection QUANTEFI CORPORATION

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