Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BOTELLO, FABIAN

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2648 3992

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Fabian Botello examines applications in Tech Center 3900 and Art Unit 2648. He has 7 resolved cases on record. His allowance rate is 85.7 percent, which is a high grant rate for this sample of cases. This 85.7 percent rate suggests a favorable outlook for applicants assigned to him. The 7 resolved cases provide an initial look at the examination outcomes in this unit.

The interview lift is 25.0 percent, indicating that interviews can be a helpful tool for securing an allowance. The median days to allowance is 993. This 993 duration gives applicants a reasonable expectation for the length of the prosecution process. Practitioners should note that while the 85.7 percent allowance rate is high, it is based on 7 resolved cases. The 25.0 percent interview lift suggests that direct engagement is a productive strategy. These metrics provide a useful, if preliminary, overview of his examination history and the 993 days typically required to reach a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+25.7% vs TC avg
43
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
81.3%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18698981 COMMUNICATION RELATED TO USE REPORT Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18455208 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING PHONE NUMBER AND CONTACTS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18252501 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING MAN IN THE MIDDLE ATTACK IN WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17981812 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING EFFICIENT NETWORK SLICING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17984367 SYTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED ANNOUNCEMENTS Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18165019 ACCESS INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18164931 POSITIONING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18294150 METHODS AND APPARATUS BURST SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18548559 A FRAMEWORK FOR SHARED RF COMPONENTS IN ENDC AND MSIM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18472189 METHOD OF HANDLING CONDITIONAL HANDOVER WITH CANDIDATE SECONDARY CELL GROUP, SOURCE MASTER NODE, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
18164452 LOS, NLOS CHANNEL STATE IDENTIFICATION Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18290048 TECHNIQUE FOR NETWORK SLICE REJECTION AND ADMISSION CONTROL IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18287175 Preventing delivery of service attacks on a communication network Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18998372 DEVICES, METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18399597 PATHLOSS CALIBRATION METHOD USED FOR A RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
17959707 DYNAMIC RADIO ACCESS NETWORK SHARING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18964218 MEASUREMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18787374 POSITIONING METHOD BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI MODEL AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18410283 Measurement Method and Apparatus, Communications Device, Storage Medium, and System Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18406295 TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18526642 INTELLIGENT DISCOVERY SERVER MANAGEMENT Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

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