Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DEAN, JR, JOSEPH E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2645 2647

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
773
Total Applications
+9.2%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 750 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18159603 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING EMERGENCY SERVICE AND PRIORITY SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18052787 WIRELESS OFFLOADING FOR POWER-LIMITED DEVICES Non-Final OA Synaptics Incorporated
18514079 COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR EXECUTING PERCEPTION TASK AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18039162 SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18271761 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FALLBACK OF DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18693408 SKIPPING CONTROL ELEMENT UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS WHEN USING SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18415571 MEASUREMENT GAP Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18579036 TERMINAL ACCESS METHOD, EQUIPMENT AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18682081 POWER SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18573977 BWP INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18336299 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OF AN OPEN-RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.
18264494 METHOD FOR OBTAINING DATA, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18683776 PROXIMITY SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE CO-LOCATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Co-Moving Carpool Ltd.
18467980 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFICATION OF MESSAGING-BASED NOTIFICATION PERMISSIONS Non-Final OA Permissionize LLC
18191145 MOBILE TELEPHONE DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND DISPLAYING ACTIVATABLE SENDER-DEFINED RESPONSES REQUIRING AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA BKLK Ltd.

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