Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Adam A Cooney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as COONEY, ADAM A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2442 2443 2444 2458

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

COONEY, ADAM A works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2442. The profile records 389 resolved cases, a 57.8% allowance rate, and a 1501-day median to allowance. The interview lift is 11.0%, suggesting that interviews can support prosecution but should be integrated with substantive claim and prior-art analysis.

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. are the listed leading companies. The leading firms are Astute IP Law Group, Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. & Maier & Maier, PLLC, and Insight Law Group, PLLC. The allowance and timing figures support early planning for a potentially extended prosecution path.

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

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
At TC average
419
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
1501
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 389 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
61.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18553291 DIGITAL TWIN INSTANTIATION AND REGISTRATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18132726 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CHAT ROOM SERVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18536857 HEALTH CHECK FOR NETWORK FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19299598 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19224603 PRODUCTION TOOLS FOR COLLABORATIVE VIDEOS Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
17677742 TRANSPARENT NETWORK SERVICE CHAINING Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18493710 QOS CONTROL METHOD, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18757340 ENABLING IDENTIFICATION AND EXECUTION OF SOURCE BASED SRv6 NETWORK PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18384552 HYBRID OVERLAY AND UNDERLAY PATH SELECTION Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18439931 REQUEST ISOLATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAP SE
18399862 AUDIT-LOG FOR MANAGING NETWORK DEVICES Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18569970 CO-HOSTING SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18879347 Network Topological Graph Processing Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Adam A Cooney's allowance rate?

57.8% of resolved applications examined by Adam A Cooney were allowed (389 resolved cases), compared with 66.2% across Art Unit 2442 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Adam A Cooney?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Adam A Cooney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Adam A Cooney took 1,501 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Adam A Cooney work in?

Adam A Cooney examines applications in Art Unit 2442 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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