Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CHOUDHURY, FAISAL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2417 2465 2469 2478

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Faisal Choudhury is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2417. With 815 resolved cases, the examiner has significant experience in processing patent applications. The allowance rate of 85.0 percent suggests that the examiner frequently finds allowable subject matter during the prosecution process. This environment appears conducive to securing patent rights for applicants who navigate the requirements of this art unit.

The impact of direct communication is evident in the 15.5 percent interview lift. This metric indicates that conducting an interview correlates with an improved chance of reaching an allowance compared to cases where no interview occurs. Efficiency is also a factor in this examiner's profile, as the median days to allowance is 960. This timeline suggests the typical path to a grant for applications under this examiner's review. Practitioners can use these figures to set expectations for both the likelihood of success and the anticipated 960-day duration of the patent acquisition process.

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

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+27.1% vs TC avg
837
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 818 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18689790 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INTER-UE COORDINATION INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18805230 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING HARDWARE RESOURCE, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18781921 RELAY NODE ASSOCIATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18798998 DL Control Resources Sets and RACH Procedure during Initial Access Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18007452 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18580032 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18868055 MODIFICATION OF MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18754571 Triggered TXOP Sharing (TXS) Power Save Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18291092 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) AND CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI)-REFERENCE SIGNAL(RS) MONITORING Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18013722 RESTRICTIONS BASED ON A CONFIGURED NUMEROLOGY Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18865606 Dependent Scheduling of Redundantly Connecting Wireless Devices Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18247528 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18129067 NAS-AS INTERFACE FOR ACCESSING PNI-NPN AS HOSTING NETWORK Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18786435 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR MULTI-USER UPLINK TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
18604808 TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18455601 METHOD FOR OBTAINING SLICE INFORMATION AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18846893 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, BASE STATION, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
17916385 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING RRC STATE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18839814 COLLECTING AND EXPOSING NETWORK ENERGY RELATED INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.

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