Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Adnan Baig, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BAIG, ADNAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2461

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

BAIG, ADNAN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2416. The profile covers 574 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 69.2% and a median of 1238 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 25.6% lift.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, BROADVIEW IP LAW, PC, and Cozen O'Connor - Boulder. Practitioners can treat examiner interviews as a meaningful part of response planning, while the allowance rate and median timing inform separate decisions about claim scope, prosecution cadence, and portfolio expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

69.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
632
Total Applications
+25.6%
Interview Lift
1238
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 574 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
68.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18834999 BEAM SWEEP ADAPTATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18632571 SECURITY SOLUTION FOR SWITCHING ON AND OFF SECURITY FOR UP DATA BETWEEN UE AND RAN IN 5G Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18566280 Enabling Connections to Non-Public Networks Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18546340 MULTI-LAYER PT-RS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18846984 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING ENABLED PROFILE IN CLOSED PORT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18099991 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INITIAL ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17812787 USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION SUPPORTING DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18755346 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18274096 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18754216 LOW LATENCY HARQ PROTOCOL FOR URLLC SERVICES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18848825 TECHNIQUES FOR SECRET KEY EXTRACTION DURING AN ACCESS PROCEDURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18423228 SUB-BAND-FULL-DUPLEX INTERFERENCE MITIGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18487859 SYSTEM INFORMATION FOR ASSISTED ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18279537 ADDITIONAL GUARD RESOURCE ELEMENTS IN A FREQUENCY DOMAIN Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18041201 COMPONENT CARRIER SWITCHING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18153933 GAIN CALIBRATION FOR MILLIMETER WAVE BEAMFORMING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17759841 CYCLIC PREFIX EXTENSION FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN NR-U Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18031154 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18858172 METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING USER EQUIPMENT GROUP CORRESPONDING TO WAKE-UP SIGNAL Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18284504 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17589217 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED CONTROL MESSAGES AND SEARCH SPACE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18785768 REFERENCE SIGNAL COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18659485 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
17966478 BEAM REPORT TRANSMISSION METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18597882 Mapping Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) Data Flows Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18052892 COORDINATING WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS USING PUNCTURING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Adnan Baig's allowance rate?

69.2% of resolved applications examined by Adnan Baig were allowed (574 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Adnan Baig?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Adnan Baig take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Adnan Baig took 1,238 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Adnan Baig work in?

Adnan Baig examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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