Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 07, 2026

Examiner: BROCK, PAUL MORGAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2634

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
27
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
849
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 3 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
32.6%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19001881 SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL RECEIVER, SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18690405 CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR OPTICAL TRANSMITTER Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18632541 FIBER TO THE ROOM Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18853407 LENS UNIT, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER UNIT, OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER UNIT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18668896 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18767478 OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL RECEIVER, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER Non-Final OA FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
18985463 OPTICAL SAFETY MECHANISM FOR ROUTED OPTICAL NETWORKING LINEAR AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18631551 OPTICAL SWITCHING UNIT WITH FREQUENCY SELECTIVE PROTECTION MECHANISM Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18846911 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT, AND OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18854442 COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18854128 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL PATH OPENING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18709995 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18834954 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AGGREGATE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18864861 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPTICAL NODE, AND OPTICAL POWER SUPPLY METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18714001 Optical Circuit Device, Integrated Optical Device And Method For Manufacturing Of Integrated Optical Device Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18691915 TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, FUNCTION CONTROL APPARATUS SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18932344 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COHERENT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
18592855 OPTICAL TRANSMITTER SYSTEM AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18424591 MODULATING RETROREFLECTOR HAVING SERIES-COUPLED MODULATING COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Raytheon Company

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