Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CUMMING, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2645

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.8%
Allow Rate
+27.8% vs TC avg
1,042
Total Applications
+5.7%
Interview Lift
931
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1012 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19296469 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Yondr, Inc.
18517675 System and Apparatus for Selectively Limiting User Control of an Electronic Device Non-Final OA Yondr, Inc.
18504484 RIS ASSISTED ENERGY STEERING FOR ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18522635 IN-VEHICLE RADIO DEVICE AND SERVICE CHANNEL SELECTION CANDIDATE PROVIDING METHOD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18394281 Directional Listen Before Talk for sub-THz Access Points Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18216257 OPERATOR PLATFORM INSTANCE FOR MEC FEDERATION TO SUPPORT NETWORK-AS-A-SERVICE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17559920 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION OVER A LICENSED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18275755 PRS MEASUREMENT REPORT CONTENT AND/OR REQUEST Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18253009 NETWORK SELECTION IN A SERVICE INTERRUPTION SCENARIO Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18169974 DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS (SL-PRS) AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18097769 RADIO BARRIER PROCESSING METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18592195 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING POLICY IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection Charter Communications Operating, LLC
17960751 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO INDICATE A DEVICE IN AN ACCESS NETWORK TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH A DEVICE IN A TRANSPORT NETWORK Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18488457 DUAL FUNCTION RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND SENSING Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18394588 NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATER Non-Final OA NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18554123 DEVICE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18247270 SYSTEM AND METHOD MEMORY OPTIMIZATION FOR MULTI-USER RLC Non-Final OA RAKUTEN SYMPHONY, INC.
18101360 ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS CONNECTION WITH A MOBILE DEVICE Final Rejection CellXion Ltd

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