Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BETTENDORF, SAMUEL ROBERGE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2414

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.8%
Allow Rate
+35.8% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+7.7%
Interview Lift
943
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
79.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18681428 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18683109 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SL COMMUNICATION ON BASIS OF SL DRX COMPATIBILITY IN NR V2X Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18613369 APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD OF NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER RELEATED TO BEAM FAILURE DETECTION IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18481523 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18170089 APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18896106 RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL TECHNIQUES FOR SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18691471 FIRST AND SECOND COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18491435 ENHANCED PRIVACY FOR PRIORITY ACCESS IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18363636 REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR INITIAL BEAM-PAIRING WITH RESOURCE COORDINATION AMONG USER EQUIPMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18326973 RECEIVED SIGNAL QUALITY DEPENDENT PDCCH MONITORING ADAPTATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18311808 POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL BEAM INFORMATION SIGNALING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18416358 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE AWARE WI-FI PREEMPTION ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18578061 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18773903 CONDITIONAL CELL CHANGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18419571 METHOD FOR PERFORMING COOPERATION GROUP INDICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MULTI-LINK OPERATION CONTROL, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18806810 BLUETOOTH CONNECTION METHOD, AUDIO DEVICE, AND CHIP Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18798414 DEVICE-TO-DEVICE RELAY COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18112542 METHOD FOR DELIVERY METHOD SWITCH FROM UNICAST TO MULTICAST Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18498730 NETWORK-TO-NETWORK INTERCONNECTION TRANSFER Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18449733 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A USE OF CYCLIC DELAY DIVERSITY IN RESPECT OF UPLINK MISO AND MIMO Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

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