Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CAIRNS, THOMAS R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2468

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
321
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
851
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 297 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18605071 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING RADIO LINK CONTROL LAYER PARAMETER FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18410752 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18554913 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THROUGH SIDELINK INTER-UE COORDINATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19096283 Sidelink Communications in Unlicensed Band Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18284915 NR POSITIONING - METHODS FOR RESOURCE PROVISION IN SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18029762 DETERMINING WHETHER AN INACTIVE RELAY WTRU MAY INDEED SERVE A NETWORK-INITIATED CONNECTION AT A REMOTE SERVED WTRU Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18380455 TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17975374 SIDELINK COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18266921 ELECTRONIC DEVICE TETHERING WITH SUPPORTED NETWORK SLICING IN CELLULAR NETWORKS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18040636 TERMINAL AND SIDELINK COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18361753 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18293176 TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT MODE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18249727 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION AND DEVICE THEREFOR Final Rejection IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
18363935 Wireless Communications for Sidelink Ranging Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18486065 DYNAMIC SL RESOURCE ALLOCATION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18257224 DRX CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18152936 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK RELAY ARCHITECTURE AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18542809 METHOD FOR HANDOVER BETWEEN PUBLIC NETWORK AND PRIVATE NETWORK BASED ON CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS, AND CLOUD COMMUNICATION TERMINAL Non-Final OA SHANGHAI TUGE DATA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

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