Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Stephen J Clawson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CLAWSON, STEPHEN J

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2423 2461

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

CLAWSON, STEPHEN J is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2416. The profile reports 690 resolved cases, a 79.4% allowance rate, and a median of 1058 days to allowance. The interview lift is 18.1%, which supports treating examiner interviews as a potentially useful component of prosecution strategy.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and InterDigital Inc. The listed firms are Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P., ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. These names indicate experience with communications and electronics portfolios, while the firm list provides representative sources of counsel familiar with this examiner's docket.

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

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
729
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 690 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18262239 FIFTH GENERATION (5G) HYBRID DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION (DOCSIS) 5G NEW RADIO (NR) SYSTEM Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18861103 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL ON BASIS OF FREQUENCY HOPPING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18935298 METHOD AND UE FOR SIGNALLING MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICES INTEREST INDICATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18651532 TRANSMISSION SETTING INDICATION FOR SWITCHING OPERATION ZONES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18857542 NETWORK IDENTIFICATION BASED REGIONAL CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENT (CCA) SIGNALING WITH LISTEN BEFORE TALK (LBT) PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18760708 Communication Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17231149 BASE STATION DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
18926801 SIGNALING OF ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION FROM A SENSING COMPONENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18893861 ANCHOR CHANNEL FOR UPPER 6 GHZ BAND SHARING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18803311 DIFFERENTIAL ROUND TRIP TIME BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18719694 INTER-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18658136 TECHNIQUES FOR LINK-ADAPTED CODEBOOKS FOR UNSOURCED RANDOM ACCESS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18357969 EFFICIENT SCHEME FOR SUPPRESSION OF BASE STATION NON-LINEARITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18320641 THROUGHPUT ENHANCEMENTS FOR MULTI-LINK OPERATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17917517 MULTIPLE TCI STATE ACTIVATION FOR PDCCH AND PDSCH Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18850942 METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE MITIGATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18851152 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTICARRIER OPERATION Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18794993 NTN-TN IDLE MODE MOBILITY FOR NW ENERGY SAVINGS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18305154 ASYNCHRONOUS DATA NETWORKING OVER A NETWORK BUS Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18696315 POWER CONTROL PARAMETER DETERMINING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18724988 COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Stephen J Clawson's allowance rate?

79.4% of resolved applications examined by Stephen J Clawson were allowed (690 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Stephen J Clawson?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Stephen J Clawson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Stephen J Clawson took 1,058 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Stephen J Clawson work in?

Stephen J Clawson examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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