Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CUMMING, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2645

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.9%
Allow Rate
+27.9% vs TC avg
1,050
Total Applications
+5.7%
Interview Lift
931
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1018 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
25.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18816410 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING REUSE OF PROFILE OF EMBEDDED SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18709602 UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18522635 IN-VEHICLE RADIO DEVICE AND SERVICE CHANNEL SELECTION CANDIDATE PROVIDING METHOD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18502182 Privacy Preserving Bluetooth Low Energy Pairing Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18847233 METHODS FOR MANAGING POSITIONING RFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF WIRELESS DEVICES, A RELATED POSITIONING NETWORK NODE AND A RELATED WIRELESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18652886 Method for Implementing Sensing Service and Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18097769 RADIO BARRIER PROCESSING METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18923143 UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18822006 DATA COLLECTION FOR NON-PUBLIC NETWORKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18816352 MAP-LESS PROXIMITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18657029 UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS IN SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX SYMBOLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18275755 PRS MEASUREMENT REPORT CONTENT AND/OR REQUEST Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18797870 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SELECTING BEAM IN CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18890084 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CONNECTION WITH MULTI-SIM Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18789763 DETERMINING NODE LOCATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18849304 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18554123 DEVICE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18776546 SHARING OF BASEBAND UNITS IN FIFTH GENERATION NETWORKS AND BEYOND Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18681793 PAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18261848 EXCHANGE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION MODULE CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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