Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ajay P Cattungal, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CATTUNGAL, AJAY P

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2419 2467

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

CATTUNGAL, AJAY P works in tech center 2400 and art unit 2419. The profile contains 929 resolved cases, an 89.1% allowance rate, and an 868-day median to allowance. The 6.6% interview lift indicates only a modest positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in this record.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, ZTE Corporation, and Google LLC. The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, and Bayes PLLC. The high allowance rate provides a favorable aggregate signal, while the limited interview lift suggests that claim quality and written treatment of the prior art may carry particular practical importance.

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

Performance Statistics

89.1%
Allow Rate
+31.1% vs TC avg
940
Total Applications
+6.6%
Interview Lift
868
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 929 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.0%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18853399 Managing SDT Configuration Parameters When Detecting a Failure Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18842023 DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE AND MODEL TRAINING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18804700 TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTATION OF HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST RETRANSMISSION HANDLING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18723626 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDLING A RELAY LINK WITH TRACKING AREA UPDATE (TAU) AND RADIO ACCESS NETWORK BASED NOTIFICATION AREA UPDATE (RNAU) IN L2 U2N RELAY CASE Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18850961 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MULTI-CARRIER-FREQUENCY CARRIER PHASE POSITIONING CAPABILITY Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18825662 UCI REPORTING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18898802 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSMITTING QUALITY OF SERVICE INFORMATION VIA USER PLANE Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18836323 CELL SWITCHING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18828437 SERIAL GROUP ID ADDRESS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ACTIVE/TUNABLE ANTENNAS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ajay P Cattungal's allowance rate?

89.1% of resolved applications examined by Ajay P Cattungal were allowed (929 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ajay P Cattungal?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ajay P Cattungal take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ajay P Cattungal took 868 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ajay P Cattungal work in?

Ajay P Cattungal examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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