Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ASHLEY, HUGH MARK

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2463

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.4%
Allow Rate
+32.4% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.3%
§101 Eligibility
43.1%
§102 Novelty
38.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293471 RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE (RIS) FOR REPETITION OF SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18417524 MEASUREMENT EVALUATION PERIODS FOR SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS FROM SYNCHRONIZATION REFERENCE SOURCES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18450342 LOW LATENCY CHANNEL ACCESS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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
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
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.

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