Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BARUA, PRANESH K

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2635 2637 2828 2872

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
525
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
824
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 505 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
62.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18689438 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD, RECEIVER, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, AND TRANSMITTER Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18822041 BASEBAND UNIT AND ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18628270 HIGH-POWER DRIVER FOR WIDEBAND OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18956578 TRANSMISSION DEVICE, INFORMATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18865388 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18832342 SYMBOL DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SYMBOL DETERMINATION METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18691749 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18809254 ENABLING COMMUNICATION WITH A DRONE OVER A WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA USING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18713229 ONU REGISTRATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD, ONR, OLT, ONU, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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